William Molyneux
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Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue
William Molyneux
by Unknown artist
circa 1696
29 3/4 in. x 24 5/8 in. (756 mm x 625 mm) oval
NPG 5386
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When acquired NPG 5386 was framed together with the portrait of John Locke NPG 5385 by Dahl dated 1696, but the portraits are not by the same hand. They are inscribed in the same hand, which recurs on the three-quarter-length of Molyneux formerly with the Molyneux family.
Referenceback to top
Simon & Saywell (eds.) 2004
Complete Illustrated Catalogue, NPG, ed. J. Simon & D. Saywell, 2004, p 434, attributed to Kneller.
Steegman 1962
J. Steegman, Portraits in Welsh Houses, II, 1962, p 169, no.11 as perhaps by Dahl c.1695.
Provenanceback to top
By descent from the sitter to Mrs C. C. Molyneux (d. 1980) of Trewyn, near Abergavenny, by whom bequeathed 1981.
Reproductionsback to top
Anon. early-19th century.
This extended catalogue entry is from the National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Later Stuart Portraits 1685–1714, National Portrait Gallery, 2009, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
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