Walter Strickland (1675 - 1715)
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1710
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
735 x 615 mm
Order this imageCollection
Sizergh Castle, Cumbria
NT 998423
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Walter Strickland (1675 - 1715) by Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1656/9 – London 1743), circa 1710. A shoulder-length oval portrait. The eldest son of Sir Thomas Strickland and Winifred Trentham. He joined his father in exile at Saint-Germain, becoming a Groom of the Bedchamber to James II; but in 1699 he obtained permission to return to England to look after his estates, whilst retaining his post of Groom and making several journeys back to France. He married Anne Salvin in 1700, and died when visiting their daughter Mary at her convent in Rouen.
Provenance
Given by Henry Hornyold Strickland (1890 – 1975) with Sizergh Castle and its estates in 1950
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: (large label on reverse gives details of subject's genealogy)
Makers and roles
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743), artist