Details
Attributed to John Hayls
Portrait of John, 2nd Baron Paulett of Hinton-St-George, standing three-quarter length in Armour and a lawn Collar, his left hand resting on a Helmet; and Portrait of Catherine Vere, his Wife, standing three-quarter length in a blue silk Dress with white slashed Sleeves beside a sculpted Urn with Strawberries
oil on canvas
both 49½ x 39¾in. (126 x 101cm.)
a pair
Portrait of John, 2nd Baron Paulett of Hinton-St-George, standing three-quarter length in Armour and a lawn Collar, his left hand resting on a Helmet; and Portrait of Catherine Vere, his Wife, standing three-quarter length in a blue silk Dress with white slashed Sleeves beside a sculpted Urn with Strawberries
oil on canvas
both 49½ x 39¾in. (126 x 101cm.)
a pair
Provenance
John Paulet (1615-1655) son of John, 1st Baron Paulet and Elizabeth Kenn, was M.P. for Somerset from 1640-1642. During the Cival War he commanded a Royalist regiment and was stationed at Exeter until it was taken. During the Cromwellian era Paulet went abroad
Catherine, his wife , was the daughter of Sir Horatio Vere and Mary Tracey. She was mother to five children
Catherine, his wife , was the daughter of Sir Horatio Vere and Mary Tracey. She was mother to five children