Hieronimo Custodis Oil on Panel Painting, Portrait of Martin James of Smarden

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An antique, half-length portrait of a gentleman standing beside a table with his hand resting on a skull. He … Read more DETAILS
An antique, half-length portrait of a gentleman standing beside a table with his hand resting on a skull. He wears a traditional black doublet with a white ruff collar and long gold chain necklace. The sitter is Martin (Martyn) James, Esq. (1530-93) of Smarden, Kent.

STYLE
Elizabethan

PROVENANCE
Glassenbury House (Cranbrook, Kent, England), which was the ancestral home of Sir Thomas Roberts, 1st Baronet (English, 1560-1628) who married Martin James' daughter Lady Francis James (1563-1648)

Maidstone Museum (Maidstone, Kent, England, 1858-present)

Richard Philip (London, England) 1987

MEDIUM
Oil on cradled board

FRAMING
Black wood frame with gilt liner

PLACE OF ORIGIN
England | United Kingdom

MAKER
Attributed to Hieronimo Custodis (Aka: Hieronymus, Heironimos) (Flemish, d. circa 1593) | Active: London circa 1587-93

MARKS
Unsigned. Paper inventory label: Kent Council of Social Service / County Local History Committee / ...5-2-67 /...Maidstone Museum

PERIOD
Elizabeth I (1558–1603) | Late 16th century

DATE
Circa 1587-93

DIMENSIONS
Width 30 Depth 1.75 Height 37.5 inches
Sight: Width 24.75 Height 31.75 inches See less