English School, 17th Century

Portrait of Sir Edward Fox of Gwrrnego, full-length, in black embroidered doublet and hose with his sword, in an interior

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English School, 17th Century
Portrait of Sir Edward Fox of Gwrrnego, full-length, in black embroidered doublet and hose with his sword, in an interior
with identifying inscription and attribution 'C.M. Gerrards' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
78 x 48 in. (198.1 x 121.9 cm.)

Provenance

Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, Goodrich Court; (+) Christie's, 23 November 1872, lot 112, as by M. Garrard and dated 1600 (28 gns. to Graves).
Henry Graves & Co., acting for H. Jackson; Christie's, 26 November 1900, lot 10, as by Gheerardts (unsold at 13 gns.).

Lot Essay

The antiquarian collector Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783-1848) built Goodrich Court in Herefordshire on a hill overlooking the ruins of Goodrich Castle. Building started in 1828 of 'a dwelling in the style of Edward 2nd under the superintendence of the first gothic architect of the age my friend Edward Blore'. Best known for its medieval armour, the collection was gradually dispersed in the late 1860s and 1870s.

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