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A 17THC PORTRAIT OF MILES CORBET (1595-1662)

WEARING A GREEN JACKET AND RED MANTLE IN A LANDSCAPE. SIGNED L F D B AND DATED 1621. OIL ON CANVAS. FOLLOWER OF EMANUEL DE CRITZ (1608-1665).THE SITTER WAS THE SON OF SIR THOMAS CORBET AND REPRESENTED GREAT YARMOUTH IN PARLIAMENT IN 1626. HIS SIGNATURE WAS THE LAST NAME ON CHARLES I DEATH WARRANT AND AFTER FLEEING TO GERMANY HE WAS CAPTURED AND HANGED AT TYBURN.
35" HIGH X 29" WIDE