Lot Essay
The sitter is possibly Sir Francis Willoughby of Middleton, Warwickshire, who married Lady Cassandra Ridgway. The sitter has possibly been mis-identified in the later inscription.
Details
Attributed to Petrus Troueil (fl. 1630's)
Portrait of Sir W. Willoughby, half length in a brown doublet, black coat and white collar, holding a book
with inscription top right 'Sir W. Willoughby'
31½ x 24½in. (80 x 62.2cm.)
Portrait of Sir W. Willoughby, half length in a brown doublet, black coat and white collar, holding a book
with inscription top right 'Sir W. Willoughby'
31½ x 24½in. (80 x 62.2cm.)