Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

after Sir Anthony van Dyck
oil on canvas, circa 1633, based on a work of circa 1633
49 in. x 42 1/2 in. (1245 mm x 1080 mm)
Given by Alexander Shaw, 2nd Baron Craigmyle, 1938
Primary Collection
NPG 2960

On display at Lyme Park, Stockport

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  • Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.

Related worksback to top

  • NPG 1077: Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (based on same portrait)

Linked publicationsback to top

  • Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 594
  • Simon, Jacob, The Art of the Picture Frame: Artists, Patrons and the Framing of Portraits in Britain, 1997 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 8 November 1996 - 9 February 1997), p. 56, 151 Read entry

    Carved and gilt pine, mitred and pinned lap joint with bevelled edge, later water gilding on the berries and the centre and corner ribbons, three pairs of holes in the top edge, perhaps for hanging the picture, the most substantial being in the centre, 3 inches apart. 2 7⁄ 8 inches wide.

    This recently cleaned portrait, a mid-seventeenth century copy of Van Dyck's portrait of one of the leading statesmen of Charles I's reign, is almost certainly in its original cushion frame since the picture's canvas and hence its frame is not a standard size. A somewhat similar framework of overlapping oak leaves and acorns can be found on P. Lombart's engraving of Van Dyck's portrait of the 3rd Earl of Arundel.

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Events of 1633back to top

Current affairs

William Laud is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. A supporter of the political and religious policies of Charles I, he worked for the uniformity of church doctrine and practice.
Formal coronation of Charles I in Scotland. It would be the king's first visit since he left the country aged three.

Art and science

Publication of Histriomastix by pamphleteer, William Prynne, which denounces female actors, coincides with the queen's participation in a masque; Prynne is consequently tried for sedition.
Playwright, John Ford, publishes 'Tis Pity She's a Whore; its treatment of incest makes it one of the most controversial works in English literature.


International

Summoned by Pope VIII, Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to stand trial for the Copernican views he expressed in Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, 1632. Found guilty of heresy, he spends the remainder of his life under house arrest.

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