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This picture is strongly influenced by the portraits of Giorgione and Titian, particularly in the style of dress, the way in which he rests his arm upon a plinth, and the softened outlines. It is possibly a deliberate pastiche painted for the sitter when he was in Venice. He was at first Secretary (1634–1638) and then Chargé d'Affaires (1638–1644) for the Ambassador Extraordinary, Basil, Viscount Fielding. He later became Resident Ambassador (January–June 1645).
National Trust, Lacock Abbey, Fox Talbot Museum and Village
near Chippenham
Title
Sir Gilbert Talbot (c.1606–1695), FRS (?)
Date
c.1635/1644 (?)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 104 x W 86.5 cm
Accession number
996287
Acquisition method
gift from Matilda Theresa Talbot (formerly Gilchrist-Clark), 1948
Work type
Painting