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Circle of John de Critz (Antwerp, 1555-1641), Portrait of Sir Thomas Fane aged 40
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Circle of John de Critz (Antwerp, 1555-1641) Portrait of Sir Thomas Fane aged 40 1576 Oil on panel Inscribed 'A Dm. 1576 / Aeatis. 40 / Sr Thos. Fane Knt.' From the Fane Collection Provenance: Bought from Dreweatts 1759, The Collection of The Late John Fane, 26th November 2009, Lot 200 Fane, who was a committed Protestant, was convicted of treason in 1554 for his involvement in Wyatt's rebellion and was sentenced to death. After four months of imprisonment in the Tower of London, he was pardoned by Queen Mary on account of his youth and on the condition that he took the Oath of Loyalty. Fane went on to serve as High Sheriff of Kent in 1572 and in 1573 was knighted for services to the crown. He married twice. First to Elizabeth Culpepper who died in childbirth; Secondly to Mary Neville, Baroness le Despencer, daughter and heiress of Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Abergavenny by his wife Frances Manners a daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland. Dimensions: (Frame) 31 in. (H) x 27 in. (W) (Panel) 21 in. (H) x 16.5 in. (W)
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Circle of John de Critz (Antwerp, 1555-1641) Portrait of Sir Thomas Fane aged 40 1576 Oil on panel Inscribed 'A Dm. 1576 / Aeatis. 40 / Sr Thos. Fane Knt.' From the Fane Collection Provenance: Bought from Dreweatts 1759, The Collection of The Late John Fane, 26th November 2009, Lot 200 Fane, who was a committed Protestant, was convicted of treason in 1554 for his involvement in Wyatt's rebellion and was sentenced to death. After four months of imprisonment in the Tower of London, he was pardoned by Queen Mary on account of his youth and on the condition that he took the Oath of Loyalty. Fane went on to serve as High Sheriff of Kent in 1572 and in 1573 was knighted for services to the crown. He married twice. First to Elizabeth Culpepper who died in childbirth; Secondly to Mary Neville, Baroness le Despencer, daughter and heiress of Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Abergavenny by his wife Frances Manners a daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland. Dimensions: (Frame) 31 in. (H) x 27 in. (W) (Panel) 21 in. (H) x 16.5 in. (W)
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