40 - British School,

British School, 19th century- Portrait of Sir Edward Gorges (1558-1625); oil on panel, bears inscribed label on reverse 'Sir Edward Gorges Bt (Baronetye of England) / The notable Elizabethan of Longford Castle, Wiltshire, known as the 'Virginia Adventurer'. / Heraldic coat of arms: / Gurges (whirlpool) Argent azure and / Lozengy or and azure (chevron jules). / The Gorges were also granted the barony and baronetcy / as: Baron Gorges of Dundalk (Peerage of Ireland).', 55.5 x 41 cm. (unframed). Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The present work is a copy after the sixteenth-century original by an unknown artist in the collection of Woburn Abbey, where it is recorded as hanging in the third compartment of the gallery. The sitter is thought to be Sir Edward Gorges (1558-1625), one of the sons of Sir William Gorges (1514-1566), Knight of Charlton Manor, Wraxall, and Winifred Budockshed (1548-1599) of St Bude, Devon. His brother, Sir Arthur Gorges of Chelsea (1557-1625), was knighted in 1597.