Portrait of Sir John Needham, full-length, in half-armour with a grey doublet and hose, a sword on his left and a lance in his right hand, with a plumed helmet beside him, beside an open tent in a mountainous landscape

细节

Circle of Marcus Gheeraerts (1561/2-1636)
Portrait of Sir John Needham, full-length, in half-armour with a grey doublet and hose, a sword on his left and a lance in his right hand, with a plumed helmet beside him, beside an open tent in a mountainous landscape
with coat-of-arms (upper right)
oil on canvas
82½ x 43 in. (209.5 x 109.2 cm.)

来源

By descent in the family of the sitter until purchased, in a house sale at Lichborough circa 1960, by the present vendor.

注意事项

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品专文

Sir John Needham (d.1618), of Lichborough, Northamptonshire, was a Gentleman Pensioner to Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted in 1603 before the coronation of King James I. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward Watson, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, and sister of Sir Lewis Watson of Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, who was later created Baron Rockingham. After his death his wife erected an altar tomb to his memory in Lichborough Church and she later married Sir Edward Tyrell, of Thornton. A variant of the present portrait was sold in these rooms on 28 February 1986 as lot 165.