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RefNoP/0279
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Wyche, Cyril
ArtistUnknown
Date1690s
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of Cyril Wyche, inclined to the right as viewed, looking out at the viewer, with one hand on his hip and the other resting on a table top. He wears a deep blue jacket with loose sleeves that reveal the white shirt beneath, with a white necktie, and a mauve shawl draped over his left arm. Behind, the outdoors is visible, a statue is depicted in a niche, above which some foliage and the sky. In the top-left hand corner is Wyche's coat of arms.
ObjectNamePainting
PhysicalDescriptionOil on canvas
Dimensions1270 x 1016 mm [canvas]
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenancePurchased by the Royal Society in 2019 from a private collector, prior to that hung in Wyche's former home, Hockwold Hall
RelatedMaterialP/0280
URLDescriptionDigital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-21343
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3132Wyche; Sir; Cyril (c1632 - 1707); lawyer and politicianc1632 - 1707
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