Portrait of Sir Thomas Thynne, later 1st Viscount Weymouth
Maker
(Artists)
1618-1680
1618-1680
Title
Portrait of Sir Thomas Thynne, later 1st Viscount Weymouth
Date of Production
(circa) 1675
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 125 cm (canvas)
Width: 102.2 cm (canvas)
Width: 102.2 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1947.LF.217
Mode of Acquisition
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Thomas Thynne was member of Parliament for Oxford University and later Tamworth. He was created Viscount Weymouth in 1682.
Though this portrait demonstrates Lely’s successful adoption of the elegant style of Van Dyck, it has a formulaic quality absent from the Flemish master’s work. Thomas Thynne’s pose recurs in several other works by Lely. Indeed, to keep up with demand, Lely had his studio assistants prepare paintings with stock poses to which he simply added his sitter’s features.
Though this portrait demonstrates Lely’s successful adoption of the elegant style of Van Dyck, it has a formulaic quality absent from the Flemish master’s work. Thomas Thynne’s pose recurs in several other works by Lely. Indeed, to keep up with demand, Lely had his studio assistants prepare paintings with stock poses to which he simply added his sitter’s features.
Provenance
Lee Bequest 1947
Exhibition History
The Gilbert, Courtauld and Wernher Collections, London & England, 07/01/1998-03/02/1998
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