Lot Essay
A variant belongs to the Duke of Norfolk at Arundel Castel (cf. R. Strong, The English Icon)
Details
Attributed to WILLIAM SCROTS (active 1537-1554)
Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, aged 29, standing full length, wearing an embroidered costume, with a dagger and a sword, by a pedestal
inscribed 'ANNO.1546./AETATIS.SVAE. 29' and 'SAT/SVPER/EST'--oil on canvas
83½ x 49in. (212.1 x 125.1cm.)
Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, aged 29, standing full length, wearing an embroidered costume, with a dagger and a sword, by a pedestal
inscribed 'ANNO.1546./AETATIS.SVAE. 29' and 'SAT/SVPER/EST'--oil on canvas
83½ x 49in. (212.1 x 125.1cm.)
Provenance
The Earl of Effingham
The Estate of Barbara Hutton, 1980
The Estate of Barbara Hutton, 1980