Lot Essay
The sitter is presumed to be the father of Dr. William Harvey (for whom see the previous lot).
Portrait of Thomas Harvey, aged 64, three-quarter-length, in dark costume with a lace collar
Details
English School
Portrait of Thomas Harvey, aged 64, three-quarter-length, in dark costume with a lace collar
with identifying inscription and date '1614' (upper left)
oil on panel
44¾ x 35 in. (113.7 x 88.5 cm.)
Portrait of Thomas Harvey, aged 64, three-quarter-length, in dark costume with a lace collar
with identifying inscription and date '1614' (upper left)
oil on panel
44¾ x 35 in. (113.7 x 88.5 cm.)
Provenance
presumably by descent in the family of the sitter to Louisa Harvey,
daughter of Admiral Eliab Harvey, who married William Lloyd, of Aston Hall, Oswestry, Shropshire, and by descent to
Andrew Lloyd, Camp Hill Cottage, Emery Down, Lyndhurst.
daughter of Admiral Eliab Harvey, who married William Lloyd, of Aston Hall, Oswestry, Shropshire, and by descent to
Andrew Lloyd, Camp Hill Cottage, Emery Down, Lyndhurst.
Literature
A. Sakula, The Betchworth Portraits: Members of the Family of William Harvey, in Medical History, 1980, 24, pp. 335.