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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.

Essex Record Office

Chelmsford

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

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Essex Record Office

Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6YT England

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