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Portrait of Captain Thomas Lee

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1594

Portrait of Captain Lee wearing the masque costume of an Irish Knight with bare legs to facilitate his progress through the watery bogs of Ireland. Alludes to Lee's military adventures in Ireland, which eventually led him to the scaffold in 1601. The Art Fund grant for this painting included four other Elizabethan and Jacobean full length paintings purchased from the Loel Guiness collection.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait of Captain Thomas Lee, 1594

Date supported

1979

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

249 x 158 cm

Grant

15000

Total cost

200000

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