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Portrait of a Youth, said to be Sir John Suckling

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Portrait of a Youth, said to be Sir John Suckling

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John Suckling (1609–1642) came from an old Norfolk family and inherited large estates on the death of his father in 1627. He was one of Charles I's leading courtiers, known as a gamester (he invented the game of cribbage) and for his sparkling wit. He was the author of plays and numerous poems, collected as 'Fragmenta Aurea' in 1646. He died, perhaps by his own hand, in Paris. The identification is by no means certain.

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Title

Portrait of a Youth, said to be Sir John Suckling

Date

c. 1625–1640

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 84 x W 69 cm

Accession number

WA1898.27

Acquisition method

Presented by Elias Ashmole, 1683

Work type

Painting

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