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Sir Henry Slingsby: 2051

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sir Henry Slingsby

Maker(s)

Painter: Unknown

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Notes

History note: Reginald Chlomondeley, Condover Hall, Shropshire; late R. Cholmondely sale, Christie's, 6 March 1897 (9); sale of Sir Frederick de la Pole, Bart, Christie's, 24 February 1922 (4), bt Martin; coll. Charles Ricketts, R.A. and C.H. Shannon, R.A.

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 76.8 cm
Width: 62.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

1590s
Circa 1595 CE - 1600 CE

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Feb 24-22
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Chalk
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Portrait of Henry de la Pole, Lord Montacute, son of Margaret, Countess of Salisbury & Brother of Reginald, Cardinal Pole. Born in the Tower, & remained a prisoner from the cradle to the grave, being beheaded at the age of twenty-six years
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Of the above sale catalogue
  • Type: Supporting information

Inscription present: in a circle

  • Text: 269 (above the date recorded above, and below it:) 4
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Chalk
  • Type: Number
  • Text: RC (twice)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Chalk
  • Type: Number
  • Text: 39
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Stencil
  • Text: R+C (twice)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Stencil
  • Text: 670 7 (?A)
  • Location: Verso of panel
  • Type: Label
  • Text: 672 DL
  • Location: Verso of panel
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: modern writing

  • Text: 39 Thirty-nine Henry Pole JC
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: MS label, pen

Inscription present: in early 19th C. hand, repeats the name and the information on catalogue cutting

  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: MS label, pen

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2051
Primary reference Number: 790

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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