Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606-1682) traveller and author
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About the work
- Location
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Country: Iran
City: Tehran
Place: British Embassy
The arms of the Herbert family bear the motto: 'Pawb yn y arver' and this motto is also inscribed at the top left of this painting.
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- Places
- Subjects
- writer, travel & tourism, male portrait, British School C17th, man, 17th century costume, collar, Knight, exploration & discovery
- Materials & Techniques
- canvas, oil, oil painting
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Details
- Artist
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British 17th century unknown
- Title
- Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606-1682) traveller and author
- Date
- 1642
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- height: 54.00 cm, width: 50.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Coulter Galleries, October 1954
- Inscription
- instl: Sr Tho. Herbert / AEt:35 / 1642 / Pawb Yn Y Arver:-
- Provenance
- Collection of Robert Williamson in 1868; with Coulter Galleries; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in October 1954
- GAC number
- 2851