Attributed to Paul van Somer (Antwerp c. 1576-1621 London)
Attributed to Paul van Somer (Antwerp c. 1576-1621 London)

Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir Thomas Peyton, three-quarter-length, seated in an interior, in an embroidered blue coat, with a black and gold cloak, a white ruff, lace cuffs and a black hat

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Attributed to Paul van Somer (Antwerp c. 1576-1621 London)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Sir Thomas Peyton, three-quarter-length, seated in an interior, in an embroidered blue coat, with a black and gold cloak, a white ruff, lace cuffs and a black hat
oil on canvas
41½ x 35 in. (105.4 x 88.9 cm.)
Provenance
The Oxenden family of Broome Park, Kent.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 8 April 1992, lot 11.

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Lot Essay

On 26 March 1573 the sitter married Anne, daughter of Sir Martin Calthorpe, Lord Mayor of London, and lived at Knowlton, Kent. They had five children and his son Samuel (c.1590-1623) was created baronet in 1611.

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