Unknown man, formerly known as Sir George Rooke

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Acquired as a portrait of Admiral Sir George Rooke, but, as Piper commented, comparison with authentic portraits rules out this identification. It was last listed as Rooke in 1914.

Referenceback to top

Piper 1963
D. Piper, Catalogue of the Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery 1625-1714, 1963, p 302.

Provenanceback to top

Louis E. Blackwell, London, from whom purchased 1898.


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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