The Codrington Library Plaster Busts by John Cheere -
All Souls College, University of Oxford.
Part 3.
Sir William Petre (1505 - 72).
Sir William Petre
by an unknown artist.
Oil on panel,
1567.
924 mm x 711 mm.
Montacute House, Somerset
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Petre acquired the lease of the monastic lands at Montacute
after the dissolution of the priory there in 1539. He sub-let to the Phelips
family who built the present house at the end of the sixteenth century.
The
piece of paper which is depicted in this portrait of Petre as if attached to
the wall is known as a 'cartellino'. It states that Petre was Secretary of
State to Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. This form of cartellino
was added to paintings in the collection of John, Lord Lumley and is not
original to the portrait.
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Portrait of Sir William Petrie.
William Holwell Carr (1758 - 1830).
1785.
Oil on Canvas.
86.3 x 76.5 cms.
Presented by the Artist in 1785.
University of Oxford.
This painting most likely based on a missing original which would appear to have been the source for the Cheere bust - note the similarities in the head gear.
This painting most likely based on a missing original which would appear to have been the source for the Cheere bust - note the similarities in the head gear.
Image courtesy Art UK.
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