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Description: | Sir William Ffaryngton, the subject of this portrait, was a senior member of one of the most powerful families in Lancashire. The inscription on the upper left corner tells us that he was aged 58 at the time of the painting, in 1593. At this time Faryngton was steward of the household of Derby at Knowsley, and from his large collection of letters we learn that he was in direct correspondence with the court of Henry III of France and Elizabeth I. He was such a well-known figure in his day that he is believed to be the prototype for Shakespeare's pompous character Malvolio in Twelfth Night. | Subjects: | portrait (Ffaryngton Sir William) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Geeraerts, Marcus, the younger (Flemish painter, 1561-1635, active in England) Æ Attributed to manner of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8641... | Go to resource |
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