FDA-P.451-2013
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.451-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
King Henry VII
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Half length portrait of a man, in gold robe, red fur-lined cloak, black cap, wearing jewelled collar; holding rose in right hand
Description
Content (person)
Dimensions
height (sight size): 850mm
width (sight size): 570mm
height (frame): 1040mm
width (frame): 762mm
depth (frame): 69mm
width (sight size): 570mm
height (frame): 1040mm
width (frame): 762mm
depth (frame): 69mm
Inscription
Painted inscription on lower edge of frame 'Dedit E.C.H. 1848'; upper edge 'Etonensis'
Materials & techniques note
Oil on panel
Physical description
19th-century frame, plain wood with gold decoration and lettering
Production
Date
c.1590s
History and association
Associated object
FDA-P.122-2010 (one of a set)
Object history note
Provenance: Painted for Weston House in Warwickshire, probably commissioned by Weston's builder, Ralph Sheldon (died 1613); presented to Eton College by Head Master (later Provost) Edward Craven Hawtrey (Head Master 1834-1853) in 1848 (with a portrait of Henry VI)
References
• Ian Tyers, 'The Tree-Ring Analysis of 10 Panel Paintings at Eton College', Dendrochronology Consultancy Ltd, Report 158, June 2009 (p.22)
