17th Century English Portrait: Admiral Nelson's Great Grandfather Oil on Canvas

Name: 17th Century English Portrait: Admiral Nelson's Great Grandfather Oil on Canvas
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA967555
Availability: SoldOut

17th century

Sold by Skippings Fine Arts

Description

A fascinating portrait dating from circa 1695-1700 which has wonderful provenance. It belonged to the British industrialist Leonard Pelham Lee (1903–1980) and hung in his manor house in Warwickshire.

According an old label on the verso, it depicts William Nelson, Admiral Horatio Nelson's paternal great-great grandfather. William was born in 1653 or 1654. The son of Edmund and Alice Nelson, he was baptised at Wendling in Norfolk, , on the 24th of March 1654. He became Rector of Hillingdon and was described in son Edmund Nelson's Cambridge University entry as William Nelson of Dunham, Norfolk. He passed on in 1711.

An oil on canvas relined measuring 58 x 45.5 cm , our painting is presented in a finely carved and gilded period 17th Century frame with minor losses to the carving, the overall size being 80 x 69 cm.

Physical Dimensions

Height

58cm (22.83")

Width

45.5cm (17.91")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA967555

Dealers Notes

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Description

A fascinating portrait dating from circa 1695-1700 which has wonderful provenance.

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It belonged to the British industrialist Leonard Pelham Lee (1903–1980) and hung in his manor house in Warwickshire.

Skippings Fine Arts

According an old label on the verso, it depicts William Nelson, Admiral Horatio Nelson's paternal great-great grandfather. William was born in 1653 or 1654. The son of Edmund and Alice Nelson, he was baptised at Wendling in Norfolk, , on the 24th of March 1654. He became Rector of Hillingdon and was described in son Edmund Nelson's Cambridge University entry as William Nelson of Dunham, Norfolk. He passed on in 1711.

fig 1. 17th Century English Portrait: Admiral Nelson's great grandfather oil on canvas — fig 1. 17th Century English Portrait: Admiral Nelson's Great Grandfather Oil on Canvas

An oil on canvas relined measuring 58 x 45.5 cm , our painting is presented in a finely carved and gilded period 17th Century frame with minor losses to the carving, the overall size being 80 x 69 cm.