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Sir Francis Lennard was the son of Sir Richard Lennard (1596–1630), 13th Lord Dacre, and his first wife, Elizabeth Throckmorton (d.1622). He is depicted wearing a dark cloak lined with gold. The coat of arms in the upper left corner is for the Lennard family: 'on a fess gules three fleur-de-lis of the field'. Young and enthusiastic in politics, he became involved in the political struggle between the Parliament and the King before the beginning of the civil war. Sir Peter Lely was born in West Westphalia but lived in England from the early 1640s. He became one of the representatives of the new art of the Restoration period, together with Anthony van Dyck when he was appointed Principal Court Painter in 1660. Portraiture during the Restoration period became vital in establishing royal and political authority, as well as artistic in Lely’s case.
The Lennards originally came from Chevening, Kent, where they held one of the highest ranks around the county from the mid-fifteenth century.
Title
Sir Francis Lennard (1619–1662), 14th Lord Dacre
Date
c.1658
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 74.7 x W 62.2 cm
Accession number
452
Work type
Painting