Portrait of Sir Richard Reynell (1553-1633), of Ford, three-quarter-length, in a black doublet and hose and a lace collar and cuffs

Details

Circle of Marcus Gheerhaerdts the Younger (c.1561-c.1653)
Portrait of Sir Richard Reynell (1553-1633), of Ford, three-quarter-length, in a black doublet and hose and a lace collar and cuffs
with identifying inscription 'Sir Richd. Reynell Kt. of Ford' (lower right) and inscribed 'Lux mea post umbras' (upper left)
oil on panel
35 7/8 x 25¼ in. (90.8 x 64.2 cm.)

Provenance

Colonel Pierce Taylor (+); Christie's, London, 28 July 1922, lot 24, as 'Zuccaro' (14 gns. to Grisselle).
The Grisselle family, Norbury Park.

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Lot Essay

The sitter was the son of Richard Reynell of East Ogwell, High Sheriff of Devon, and M.P. for Ashburton, and his wife Agnes Southcote. Reynell held office in the Exchequer and amassed a considerable fortune with which he purchased the manor of Ford where he built a mansion. King Charles I and the Duke of Buckingham lodged at Ford on 15 September 1625, after which Reynell was knighted. He married Lucy, daughter of Robert Brandon, Chamberlain of the City of London. A portrait of Lucy Reynell was sold in these rooms on 1 December 2000, lot 14 (£35,250).

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