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Portrait of James Bishop C.1703, by Bartholomeus Van Burgindis.
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Portrait of James Bishop C.1703, by Bartholomeus Van Burgindis.

18th century
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Oil on canvas in a later frame. Inscribed upper left 'James Bishop. Born May 7 1690'.

James Bishop of Lower Tre-Kyninge, Cornwall, has reached the age where it is appropriate to wear the large full bottomed wig so fashionable at the time; his hand held elegantly in a pose much favoured by gentlemen and aristocrats.

The Bishops were a Cornish gentry family, possessed of several estates. However, when Anne Bishop, sole daughter and heiress of James Bishop Esq, of Lower Tre-Kyninge, married Hugh Rogers Esq, High Sheriff of Cornwall, in 1770, all Bishop possessions passed to the Rogers family.

In late 2018 Charles Rogers of Penrose House died, and in 2019 this portrait and others were sold.

This portrait is not signed by the artist, but others in the collection were, and it is obvious that the same hand was responsible. The signature was 'B. Burghende'. This was Bartholomeus van Burgindis, a Dutch artist, working from 1663-1703. He painted many of the Cornish gentry and one of his portraits is in The Royal Cornwall Museum; Dr. Nathaniel Spry, dated 1703.

SIZE: 33 x 28.25 inches including the frame.

PROVENANCE: By descent through the Bishop and Rogers families of Penrose Estate, Porthleven, Cornwall.

Physical Dimensions
Height
84cm (33.07")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
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Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this 18th Century Oil Portrait to the 18th Century.

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Oil on canvas in a later frame. Inscribed upper left 'James Bishop. Born May 7 1690'.

James Bishop of Lower Tre-Kyninge, Cornwall, has reached the age where it is appropriate to wear the large full bottomed wig so fashionable at the time; his hand held elegantly in a pose much favoured by gentlemen and aristocrats.

fig 1. An early 18th-century oil portrait depicting a young male with long dark curled hair, a light blue cravat, and a dark draped cloak against a dark background.
fig 1. Portrait of James Bishop C.1703, by Bartholomeus Van Burgindis.

The Bishops were a Cornish gentry family, possessed of several estates. However, when Anne Bishop, sole daughter and heiress of James Bishop Esq, of Lower Tre-Kyninge, married Hugh Rogers Esq, High Sheriff of Cornwall, in 1770, all Bishop possessions passed to the Rogers family.

fig 2. An early 18th-century oil portrait depicting a young male with long dark curled hair, a light blue cravat, and a dark draped cloak against a dark background.
fig 2. Portrait of James Bishop C.1703, by Bartholomeus Van Burgindis.

In late 2018 Charles Rogers of Penrose House died, and in 2019 this portrait and others were sold.

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This portrait is not signed by the artist, but others in the collection were, and it is obvious that the same hand was responsible.
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art

The signature was 'B. Burghende'. This was Bartholomeus van Burgindis, a Dutch artist, working from 1663-1703. He painted many of the Cornish gentry and one of his portraits is in The Royal Cornwall Museum; Dr. Nathaniel Spry, dated 1703.

SIZE: 33 x 28.25 inches including the frame.

PROVENANCE: By descent through the Bishop and Rogers families of Penrose Estate, Porthleven, Cornwall.

Height
84cm (33.07")
Width
72cm (28.35")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this 18th Century Oil Portrait to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA626592
Dealers Internal Ref
9136
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Roy and nadine precious: specialists in portraiture from the 16th to the 20th century. Established in 1972.

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An early 18th-century oil portrait depicting a young male with long dark curled hair, a light blue cravat, and a dark draped cloak against a dark background.
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Baroque portraiture from the early 18th century is characterised by dramatic contrast, rich colour palettes, formal composition, and detailed depictions of period costume such as silk cravats and draped cloaks.

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Authentic portraits from this period exhibit age-appropriate craquelure across the paint surface, original stretcher construction, period-correct costume elements like periwigs, and natural oxidisation on the reverse.

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