Follower of Sir Anthony Van Dyck Portrait of a Gentleman

Follower of Sir Anthony Van Dyck Portrait of a Gentleman, possibly Henry Jermyn later Lord Jermyn, Earl of St Albans (1604-1684) Half length wearing a black tunic and a white lace collar Oil on canvas 76 x 59cm; 30 x 23¼in In his catalogue Oliver Miller states that this picture could be a version of the full length of Jermyn formerly at Rushbooke Hall. It is likely that Jermyn could have sat to Van Dyck around 1639 when he was Master of the horse and Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen. However The National Gallery have suggested that the portrait could also be George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1612-1677), to whom the sitter does bear a strong resemblance in both the full length double portrait with Lord Russell now at Althorp Park and also the half length portrait at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Literature: Sir Oliver Millar - Van Dyck A complete catalogue of the paintings, Newshaven & London 2004 Provenance: Thomas Jones (1788-1848) who inherited Hinton House, Hinton Charterhouse in 1846 from Mary Day Edward Talbot Day Jones (1837-1911) and thence by descent to the present owner Literature: Inventory of all the Household…including Paintings at Hinton Charterhouse, the Property of the Late Thomas Jones made August 23rd-28th 1848 by English and Sons, Bath referred to as : Portrait of Lord Guildford, with moustache black vest and lace collar (Van Dyck)