Head and shoulders portrait of Anne Clopton (1612-1641) dressed in black satin with a high lace ruff. Anne was the heir of Lutons Hall, Suffolk and married Simon D'Ewes in 1626, the year this portrait was painted. The portrait could have been commissioned to mark the couple's engagement; the armorials in the upper left are those of D'Ewes impaling Clopton.
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Title of artwork, date
Anne Clopton, 1626
Date supported
2005
Medium and material
Oil on panel
Dimensions
49 x 65 cm
Grant
6500
Total cost
18500
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