Preview
Creation Date
Morony Galleries dates ca. 1600.
Walter Devereaux lived 1541-1576.
Geography
England
Culture
English
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
With frame: 28 1/2 × 23 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (72.6 × 59.7 × 2.9 cm)
Without frame: 22 1/4 × 17 1/8 in. (56.5 × 43.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020
Accession Number
2020.394
Provenance
Purchased by David P. Harris from "MORONY GALLERIES / 3208 "O" STREET, N.C. / WASHINGTON 7, D. C." in Washington, D.C. in 1965.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Upper left-hand corner of painting: "Walter Devereux / Earl of Eſſex, married / Letitia Knollys."
Yellow sticker on back of frame, left side: "LOT NO. / 279 / 009 / SECURITY / Wash., D.C."
Sticker on back of frame, upper center: "ESTABLISHED 1871 / The Veerhoff / Galleries / Washington, D.C." According to Harris, the painting was "Repaired (peeling of paint) by Veerhoff Galleries, Washington, in 1969 for $52."
Back of frame, various markings: "C—7385"; "C-7385-Q[followed, potentially, by]AP"; "112"; "S7014"; "C499/43"
Description
A bearded man, visible from the shoulders above, is centered in the portrait in front of a dark background. He looks out of the painting, wearing a frilly collar around his neck and a detailed, textured white shirt with ten buttons visible running down the front. A dark cloak is draped over his left shoulder.