Old Masters, British & European Paintings - 6th March 2019
Lot 260
English School 16th Century Portrait of Richard Tomkyns (d.1605)
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £7500
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Description
English School 16th Century
Portrait of Richard Tomkyns (d.1605), half length wearing doublet and cape and decorated with a coat of arms
Oil on panel in a carved wood frame
97 x 76cm; 38 x 30in
Provenance:
By descent in the Baskerville family to the current owner
Inscribed on a label dated 25/11/1928 verso: Richard Tomkyns of Mon** on Wye married Katherine dau. and co-heir of James Baskerville of Kyre Park, Co. Herefordshire son of Philip Baskerville, 3rd son of Sir James Baskerville of Eardsley Castle Co. Hereford, Richard Tomkyns had 13 children, he died January 20th 1605