Core Record |
| Title |
Portrait of the Earl Rivers |
| Collection |
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |
| Artist |
Attributed to Lely, Peter (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1618-1680, active in England) |
| Date Earliest |
about 1650 |
| Date Latest |
about 1660 |
| Description |
Thomas Savage, 3rd Earl Rivers (1628-1694), married Elizabeth Scrope (b. about 1627), the second of the three illegitimate daughters and co-heirs of Emmanuel Scrope, Earl of Sunderland (1584-1630), and Martha Jeanes or James. |
| Current Accession Number |
1928P270 |
| Former Accession Number |
P.270´28 |
| Subject |
portrait (Savage, Thomas, 3rd Earl Rivers (?)) |
| Measurements |
75.5 x 62.6 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Given by the John Feeney Bequest Fund 1928. |
| Provenance |
E. B. Allen, 1928 |
| Publications |
Beckett, R. B., Peter Lely, 1951, p. 58; Ormond, R., 'Victorian Painting in Birmingham', Apollo, 1968, p. 251; Catalogue of Paintings in Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, 1930; Catalogue of Paintings in Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, 1960. |
| Notes |
According to Beckett, the sitter seems to be too old for Thomas Savage, 3rd Earl Rivers (1628 - 94). Label 1. 'Van Dyke/ Fine Old Portrait - Earl Rivers'. Label 2. '117'. |
| Rights Owner |
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |
| Author |
Dr Patricia Smyth |
