John Braddyll of Portfield and Whalley

attributed to Robert Peake (circa 1551 - circa 1619)

Museum of Lancashire

1589 - 1591

3/4 length portrait. He stands, holding a glove in his right hand with a landscape of fields behind. Background left floats an open book with inscription 'semel et semper'. Background right a couple is seen in a dark forest.

• Medium: oil on panel
• Dimensions: 113 x 92 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £13500 ( Total: £67,500)
• ArtFunded in: 2000
• Vendor: Historical Portraits/ Philip Mould

Provenance

By descent through the Braddyll family. Inherited by Neeld family of Grittleton House, Chippenham and Kelston Park, Bath, Capt L W Neeld sale Christie's, 2 May 1958, lot 59, bt Jessup, owned privately since then, Philip Mould of Histprical Portraits.

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