[Sr. Philip Sidney] [art original].
- Copyright Date:
- [ca. 1740]
- Physical Description:
- 1 painting : oil on laid paper ; oval sheet 17.5 x 15.2 cm, mounted to 18.3 x 15 cm
- Notes:
- Title devised by curator, based on published print after this drawing.
Artist unknown.
After a painting by Isaac Oliver, which was described in 1741 as in the collection of Sir Brownlow Sherrard Bart. A related painted portrait by an unknown artist is in the National Portrait Gallery, London, inv. no. 5732.
Laid in a collection of engravings from a series published by J. and P. Knapton: The heads of the most illustrious persons of Great Britain. Formerly owned by George Vertue. Purchased from The Old Print Shop, November 1957. - Abstract:
- Half-length, oval portrait of Philip Sidney, English poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing a ruff and armour.
- Variant Titles:
- Sir Philip Sidney
- Topics:
- Philosophers.
Poets--England. - Topics:
- Oliver, Isaac, 1556?-1617, artist.
Sidney, Philip,--1554-1586,--depicted.
Vertue, George,--1684-1756--Ownership. - Language:
- No linguistic content; Not applicable
- Genre:
- Portrait paintings.
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 734 H432 Box 6 Folder 15
- Orbis Record:
- 14161814
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr25259
- Citation:
- Sr. Philip Sidney. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
- OID:
- 16817606
- PID:
- digcoll:4772916
