Unknown man, formerly known as Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Unknown man, formerly known as Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland NPG 1344

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)

The sitter in this portrait was once identified as Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland. However, comparison with other portraits of Portland casts doubt on this identification. It is possible that the sitter is a member of the Sandys family, perhaps Sir Henry Sandys, the younger brother of the founder of the Miserden branch of the Sandys from Gloucestershire. Although little is known about Henry, we do know that he married in 1602, making it conceivable that he was middle aged when this portrait... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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