File:Richard III - Sheldon.jpg
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Unknown author Attributed to the Sheldon Master (fl. 1580-1610) |
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Richard III |
| Object type | painting |
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English: The Sheldon Master. Portrait of King Richard III (1452-1485) This painting thought to have once formed part of the famous set of paintings assembled by Ralph Sheldon (c. 1537–1613) at Weston Park, Warwickshire, during the 1590s. Sheldon had commissioned a set of at least twenty-two portraits of Kings, Queens, and English and European historical figures. The paintings recognisable by their arched tops and distinctive frames, decorated with linked medallions. reference Provenance: Commissioned by Ralph Sheldon (c. 1537–1613), by direct descent to William Sheldon (1715–1780); His posthumous sale ('A catalogue of the Elegant and Rich Household [sic] Furniture [... ] pictures [...] of the late William Sheldon, esq; dec. at his seat, called Weston, near Long Compton, in the County of Warwick'), on the premises, Weston House, Warwickshire, Christie's, 27 August – 11 September 1781. Sale: 1 December 2000 |
| Depicted people | Richard III |
| Date | {1590s |
| Medium | oil on panel oil on oak panel |
| Dimensions | height: 83.8 cm (32.9 in); width: 55.9 cm (22 in) |
| Credit line | Portrait of King Richard III in the Berger Collection (Denver Art Museum). |
| Inscriptions | Richard the 3. |
| Source/Photographer | https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Portrait-of-King-Richard-III--1452-1485-/C9B0B0D4262BCAA8 |
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