Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the Before 1700 period.
The painting is within an extremely finely carved 17th c. frame, in all probability the original.
WILLIAM FEILDING, who died in 1724, was the brother of the Earl of Denbigh. His position as Clerk of the Greencloth was an important one; this office was created by Queen Elizabeth I, and the duties involved the running of the Royal Household and its accounts and organising Royal journeys….in itself a complex task as the monarch always travelled with a large retinue.
SIZE: 36.5 x 32 inches inc. frame
PROVENANCE: a Cheshire private collection.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the Before 1700 period.
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