Sir Henry Hobart, Bt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Sir Henry Hobart, Bt
after Unknown artist
oil on canvas
29 1/2 in. x 24 in. (749 mm x 610 mm)
Given by Society of Judges and Serjeants-at-Law, 1877
Primary Collection
NPG 468
Sitterback to top
- Sir Henry Hobart, Bt (circa 1560-1625), Chief Justice of Common Pleas. Sitter in 6 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 305
- Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 167
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Professor Leslie J Moran
12 August 2019, 11:14
A 3/4 body portrait of Hobart in the robes and regalia of the Chief Justice of Common Pleas (a post he held from 1613 to 1625 by Daniel Mytens is in the National Trust’s collection at Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Blickling was purchased by Hobart while he was Chief Justice in 1616. A possible copy (its the reverse of the Blickling portrait was sold by Christies in 2008. There it was attributed to ‘a follower of Jan de Critz was sold by the auction house Christies in 2008. See: The composition of the NPG's portrait suggests it might be a copy based on the latter