Killigrew leans pensively against the base of a column, and the viewer's attention is drawn to a ring attached to his jacket by a ribbon, perhaps a sign of mourning. The features are rich with restrained emotion, and the lips slightly parted.

Provenance

Presumably the Killigrew family; William Carpenter by early 19th century; sold at Phillips, 1853; Duke of Newcastle by 1857; thence by descent to 17th Earl of Lincoln and 10th Duke of Newcastle; Fine Art Society, London, 1939; WU Goodbody, 1942; thence by