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Description: | oil painting
A portrait of Archbishop Sharp, Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, 1661-1679. He is shown sitting, with his body turned towards the viewer. One hand rests on the top of an open book and he wears a black gown with a square white collar and black cap.
The renowned portrait painter Lely became Principal Painter to the King in 1660, at the Restoration.
Acquired by the University of St Andrews in 1950, this portrait was for many years thought to be a copy of a work by Lely. However, recent cleaning, which revealed its true quality, and research into its provenance by Sir Alexander Sharp Bethune c.1987, have established that it is indeed the original Lely portrait.
See file letter to Martin Kemp from Bob Smart 30 July, 1987: [The portrait] may just possibly be the picture for which Sharp paid Madam/Lady Currour (who acted as his agent in London) £12 or £96 Scots on 8 or 17 July 1666 although the money could have been for a picture of the King which Sharp got a jeweller to mount for him for £120 at this time. (Original of Sharp's household book 1663-66 in University's possession).
The portrait could alternatively have been executed in 1675, when Sharp made a prolonged visit to London because of threats to his life. | Publisher: | University of St Andrews | Rights holder: | 47795 | Subjects: | PORTRAIT ARCHBISHOP CHANCELLOR painting | Temporal: | 1660/1680 | Source: | University of St Andrews | Creator: | LELY, Peter | Identifier: | HC225 | Language: | en-GB |
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