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William, Lord Cavendish, Later Second Earl of Devonshire (1591–1628), and His Son William, Later Third Earl of Devonshire (1617–1684)
William, Lord Cavendish, Later Second Earl of Devonshire (1591–1628), and His Son William, Later Third Earl of Devonshire (1617–1684)

William, Lord Cavendish, Later Second Earl of Devonshire (1591–1628), and His Son William, Later Third Earl of Devonshire (1617–1684)

Artist Paulus van Somer I Flemish, 1576–1621/22, active in London
Date1619
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions51 1/2 x 41 1/2 in. (130.8 x 105.4 cm)
Frame: 57 1/2 x 47 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (146.1 x 119.7 x 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of John Motley Morehead
Object numberG.58.4.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceProbably commissioned by Lord and Lady Cavendish; created London, 1619; by descent to George William James Chandos Brudenell-Bruce (1873–1961), 6th Marquess of Ailesbury, Tottenham House, Wiltshire, England, before 1932; to his nephew Hector Bruce Binney, ca. 1946; [Sotheby’s, London, February 1, 1956, no. 139]; [D. H. Cevat, London]; John Motley Morehead III (1870–1965), Rye, NY; given to NCMA, 1958.
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