Erasmus of Rotterdam, with a furred gown, black cap, both hands, painted on a green ground (life-size half-length)

Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)

Sourced when Hamilton was in Germany in command if the British forces in the service of the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus 1630-34

Van der Doort c.1639

Walpole Society reference (1960):

WS 66, № 19

Measurements (Van der Doort):

2ft 0in x 1ft 6in (61 x 45.7cm)

Frame:

black waved ebony frame

Provenance:

Marquis of Hamilton (from Germany)

Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:

gift

Location:

Room description extended:

King's Chair Room in the Privy Gallery

Original Manuscript page number:

B.L. Add. MS. 10112, f. 9 and MS. Ash. 1514, f. 87 and V&A f. 86, no 19

Charles II inventory c1666:

Hampton Court, № 32, 58 x 46

Interpreting the text:

Text in brackets from the V&A MS and MS Ash 1514

Identification certainty:

Identified

Sale Inventory c.1649-51