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A WAX PORTRAIT RELIEF OF SIR JOHN SWINNERTON DYER
ENGLISH, CIRCA 1680
In a moulded wooden frame and under glass; with several labels on the reverse inscribed variously 'Mary Ann Dyer', 'To Swinnerton H. Dyer', 'Sir John Swinnerton Dyer 2nd Bart Newton Hall Essex Died 17 May 1701 aged 44 years buried at Great Dunmow Essex.' and 'This likeness of Sir John Swinnerton Dyer Bart. was made about 1680. Not to be hung. To be kept flat in cool place.'
Cracks and repairs; the backboard a later replacement.
12 3/8in. (31.4cm.) high
ENGLISH, CIRCA 1680
In a moulded wooden frame and under glass; with several labels on the reverse inscribed variously 'Mary Ann Dyer', 'To Swinnerton H. Dyer', 'Sir John Swinnerton Dyer 2nd Bart Newton Hall Essex Died 17 May 1701 aged 44 years buried at Great Dunmow Essex.' and 'This likeness of Sir John Swinnerton Dyer Bart. was made about 1680. Not to be hung. To be kept flat in cool place.'
Cracks and repairs; the backboard a later replacement.
12 3/8in. (31.4cm.) high