English School, circa 1620

Portrait of John Minshull (c. 1582-1654), of Minshull, Cheshire, three-quarter-length, in a black doublet with lace ruff and cuffs, holding a hat in his left hand; and Portrait of his wife, Frances Minshull (b. 1575), three-quarter-length, in a black dress with lace ruff and cuffs, and a black hat, holding a feathered fan in her right hand

Details

English School, circa 1620
Portrait of John Minshull (c. 1582-1654), of Minshull, Cheshire, three-quarter-length, in a black doublet with lace ruff and cuffs, holding a hat in his left hand; and Portrait of his wife, Frances Minshull (b. 1575), three-quarter-length, in a black dress with lace ruff and cuffs, and a black hat, holding a feathered fan in her right hand
the former with identifying inscription 'JOHN MINSHULL of MINSHULL' (lower right); the latter with indentifying inscription 'FRANCES MINSHULL' (lower right)
oil on panel
the former 43¼ x 33 in. (109.5 x 83.8 cm.); the latter 43 x 32 7/8 in. (109.2 x 83.5 cm.)
a pair (2)

Provenance

by descent in the sitters' family at Minshull, Cheshire, and by inheritance to Lord Delamere of Vale Royal, Cheshire.

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Lot Essay

John Minshull, of Minshull, near Nantwich, Cheshire, married Frances, daughter of Sir John Egerton (1551-1614), of Egerton and Oulton. Their sole surviving daughter and heir, Elizabeth (d. 1661), married Thomas Cholmondeley of Vale Royal (1595-1653), Cheshire; and their great-great-grandson, Thomas Cholmondeley of Vale Royal (1767-1855), was created 1st Baron Delamere in 1821.

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