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Early 17th-century English School, Portrait of Edward Hill & Original Gloves - Antique Oil Painting
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Early 17th-century English School, Portrait of Edward Hill & Original Gloves - Antique Oil Painting

17th century
Sold 11 July 2025 · Brave Fine Art
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This remarkable early 17th-century three-quarter length English School portrait depicts Alderman Edward Hill of The Charterhouse, Coventry, holding a pair of leather gloves. The original gloves are included with the sale.

Wearing his prestigious red, fur-lined robes - a hallmark of an Alderman’s attire - he conveys both presence and character. He’s evidently a man of significant local repute, as aldermen were high-ranking officials, second only to the Mayor.

His gloves are an integral part of his ensemble and again designed to communicate his status. These were often crafted in fine doeskin or similar and worn in a hat or attached to a belt.

Edward Hill purchased The Charterhouse, which is a 14th-century monastic building, in 1611 and a label on the reverse provides further information. Edward left it to his nephew, also Edward Hill, son of his brother Robert Hill, who, in turn, passed it to his daughter, Alice, who was married to Henry Inge, a gentleman. The label refers to Alice Inge (nee Hill) as the present owner.

The skull in the lower right is an interesting, rather Baroque, addition and acts as a Memento Mori. A reminder of man’s mortality.

Held in a later frame.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 38” x 46½” / 96cm x 118cm

Year of creation: c. 1611

Labels & Inscriptions: Separate label, previously attached to reverse, with inscription relating to the sitter and provenance.

Provenance: Presumably with Edward Hill (c.1611) and thence by family descent.

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Canvas relined. Faint stretcher marks. Craquelure throughout. Areas of retouching. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV2080

Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 17th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
118cm (46.46")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA1145939
Description
This remarkable early 17th-century three-quarter length English School portrait depicts Alderman Edward Hill of The Charterhouse, Coventry, holding a pair of leather gloves. The original gloves are included with the sale.
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Wearing his prestigious red, fur-lined robes - a hallmark of an Alderman’s attire - he conveys both presence and character.
Brave Fine Art

He’s evidently a man of significant local repute, as aldermen were high-ranking officials, second only to the Mayor.

fig 1. An antique oil painting depicting a half-length portrait of a man in seventeenth-century attire with a ruff collar against a dark background.
fig 1. Early 17th-century English School, Portrait of Edward Hill & Original Gloves - Antique Oil Painting

His gloves are an integral part of his ensemble and again designed to communicate his status. These were often crafted in fine doeskin or similar and worn in a hat or attached to a belt.

Edward Hill purchased The Charterhouse, which is a 14th-century monastic building, in 1611 and a label on the reverse provides further information. Edward left it to his nephew, also Edward Hill, son of his brother Robert Hill, who, in turn, passed it to his daughter, Alice, who was married to Henry Inge, a gentleman. The label refers to Alice Inge (nee Hill) as the present owner.

fig 2. An antique oil painting depicting a half-length portrait of a man in seventeenth-century attire with a ruff collar against a dark background.
fig 2. Early 17th-century English School, Portrait of Edward Hill & Original Gloves - Antique Oil Painting

The skull in the lower right is an interesting, rather Baroque, addition and acts as a Memento Mori. A reminder of man’s mortality.

Held in a later frame.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 38” x 46½” / 96cm x 118cm

fig 3. An antique oil painting depicting a half-length portrait of a man in seventeenth-century attire with a ruff collar against a dark background.
fig 3. Early 17th-century English School, Portrait of Edward Hill & Original Gloves - Antique Oil Painting

Year of creation: c. 1611

Labels & Inscriptions: Separate label, previously attached to reverse, with inscription relating to the sitter and provenance.

Provenance: Presumably with Edward Hill (c.1611) and thence by family descent.

fig 4. An antique oil painting depicting a half-length portrait of a man in seventeenth-century attire with a ruff collar against a dark background.
fig 4. Early 17th-century English School, Portrait of Edward Hill & Original Gloves - Antique Oil Painting

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Canvas relined. Faint stretcher marks. Craquelure throughout. Areas of retouching. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV2080

Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 17th Century.

Height
118cm (46.46")
Width
96cm (37.80")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA1145939
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An antique oil painting depicting a half-length portrait of a man in seventeenth-century attire with a ruff collar against a dark background.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period17th century
  • StyleJacobean
  • MaterialOil paint, Canvas, Wood
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsRuff collar, Historical costume, Dark background, Formal posture
  • SizeH 118 cm (46 in) x W 96 cm (38 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

FAQs

The early English school is characterised by flat perspective, linear precision, meticulous detail in costume, and often a sombre palette influenced by continental court traditions.

These works typically utilised hand-woven linen canvases or oak panels, prepared with a gesso or chalk ground, and painted using natural earth and mineral pigments bound in drying oils such as linseed.

Authentication involves examining canvas weave, stretcher construction, pigment composition via scientific analysis, and checking for natural age-related craquelure and oxidisation under ultraviolet light.

Pairing a historic portrait with minimalist contemporary architecture or placing it against dark, moody wall paint creates a striking contrast that highlights the rich tones of the artwork.

Maintain stable relative humidity between 45 and 55 percent, avoid direct sunlight to prevent fading, and keep the canvas away from direct heat sources to prevent cracking.
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