2 OF 26 
Samuel Butler
2 of 26 portraits of Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler
by Gilbert Soest
oil on canvas, 1670s
47 3/4 in. x 40 1/2 in. (1213 mm x 1029 mm)
Purchased, 1930
Primary Collection
NPG 2468
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Sitterback to top
- Samuel Butler (1612-1680), Author of 'Hudibras'. Sitter associated with 26 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Gilbert Soest (circa 1605-1681), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 51 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 49
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 94
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On display in Room 7 at the National Portrait Gallery
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