David Colyear, 2nd Baronet and 1st Earl of Portmore, 1657 - 1730
About this artwork
A contemporary wrote of Portmore that 'he is one of the best foot officers in the world; is very brave and bold; has a great deal of wit; very much a man of honour and nice that way...pretty well shaped; dresses clean; but one eye.'A professional soldier, Lord Portmore had served with William of Orange before the Revolution of 1688 and was one of his firmest supporters in subsequent campaigns. Surprisingly, perhaps, he married a woman who had been a favourite mistress of James VII and II – witty Catherine Sedley, who had been created Countess of Dorchester in her own right.
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artist:Sir John Baptiste de Medina (1659 - 1710) Scottish
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title:David Colyear, 2nd Baronet and 1st Earl of Portmore, 1657 - 1730
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date created:About 1680 - 1710
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:Image (oval): 75.00 x 63.80 cm; Framed: 97.80 x 85.50 x 6.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1990
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accession number:PG 2842
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Sir John Baptiste de Medina
Sir John Baptiste de Medina
John Baptiste de Medina was born in Brussels, the son of a Spanish army captain. He trained with the Flemish portrait painter, Francois Duchatel and moved to London to set up a portrait practice in about 1686. Moderately successful, he employed several assistants in his Drury Lane studio. He...
