Terms and conditions of use
John Ashburnham
(c. 1628-1630)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
224.8 × 134.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Everard Studley Miller Bequest, 1971
Gallery location
17th Century & Flemish Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Daniel Mytens was one of numerous Dutch painters who were attracted to work in England by the wealth of the court of King Charles I. John Ashburnham, an English Royalist, was a close confidant of King Charles I during the Civil War. After Charles I’s escape from Cromwell’s army in 1647, Ashburnham advised the king to flee to the Isle of Wight, where he was betrayed by the Isle’s governor, Robert Hammond. This bad counsel – which led ultimately to Charles I’s execution – as well as Ashburnham’s offer to kill Hammond in revenge, aroused the suspicions of Royalists and Cromwellians alike.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
E1-1972
Department
International Painting
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Subjects (general)
Law, Civics and Protest Portraits
Subjects (specific)
armour (protective wear) courtiers full-length figures gloves lace (needlework) men (male humans) nobles (aristocrats) statesmen
Movements
Baroque