Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) Portrait of Samuel Armytage (1713-1793), half length, in Van Dyck costume inscribed 'Samuel Armytage, born May 1713' l.l., oil on canvas, painted oval 76 x 63cm, in a fine 18th century carved giltwood frame A label attached verso states that Samuel Amytage married Rebecca Braithwaite. A portrait by Hudson of John Armytage (b.1715), presumably the sitter's brother, depicting him in Van Dyck costume and similar pose, was sold by Christie's, New York, 26 January 2005 (lot 267). It seems reasonable to conclude that they were painted as a pair.

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