B-105-0004
HIERONIMO CUSTODIS Oil on Panel Painting, Portrait of Martin James of Smarden
$16,000.00
DETAILS
An antique, half-length portrait of a gentleman standing beside a table with his hand resting on a skull. He wears a traditional black doublet with a white ruff collar and long gold chain necklace. The sitter is Martin (Martyn) James, Esq. (1530-93) of Smarden, Kent.
STYLE
Elizabethan
PROVENANCE
Glassenbury House (Cranbrook, Kent, England), which was the ancestral home of Sir Thomas Roberts, 1st Baronet (English, 1560-1628) who married Martin James' daughter Lady Francis James (1563-1648)
Maidstone Museum (Maidstone, Kent, England, 1858-present)
Richard Philip (London, England) 1987
Maidstone Museum (Maidstone, Kent, England, 1858-present)
Richard Philip (London, England) 1987
MEDIUM
Oil on cradled board
FRAMING
Black wood frame with gilt liner
PLACE OF ORIGIN
England | United Kingdom
MAKER
Attributed to Hieronimo Custodis (Aka: Hieronymus, Heironimos) (Flemish, d. circa 1593) | Active: London circa 1587-93
MARKS
Unsigned. Paper inventory label: Kent Council of Social Service / County Local History Committee / ...5-2-67 /...Maidstone Museum
PERIOD
Elizabeth I (1558–1603) | Late 16th century
DATE
Circa 1587-93
DIMENSIONS
Width 30 Depth 1.75 Height 37.5 inches
Sight: Width 24.75 Height 31.75 inches
