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William Lenthall
16 of 22 portraits on display in Room 5 at the National Portrait Gallery
William Lenthall
by Samuel Cooper
watercolour on vellum, 1652
2 1/8 in. x 1 3/4 in. (54 mm x 44 mm) oval
Bequeathed by Emslie John Horniman, 1935
Primary Collection
NPG 2766
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Sitterback to top
- William Lenthall (1591-1662), Speaker of the House of Commons. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Samuel Cooper (1609-1672), Miniature painter. Artist associated with 105 portraits, Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cooper, John, A Guide to the National Portrait Gallery, 2009, p. 25
- Foskett, Daphne, Samuel Cooper, 1974 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 15 March - 15 June 1974), p. 27
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 377
- Walker, Richard, Miniatures: 300 Years of the English Miniature, 1998, p. 35
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