Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Not currently on display at the V&A
On display at Fishmonger's Hall, London

Sir John Leman

Painting
ca. 1632 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
London (made)

Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.

This painting was previously on long-term loan to Leman House, Ballygate, Beccles. It is currently on long term loan to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, London.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Object type
Painting
TitleSir John Leman (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood and oil paint with restored frame.
Wood
Oil Colour
Framing
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Painting of Lord Mayor of London, oil on panel, London, about 1632
Physical description
An oil on panel portrait of Sir John Leman in mayoral robes, wearing a chain of office with pendant jewel and holding a pair of gloves. In the background the arms of the sitter and an inscription which reads: "Sir John Leman, Knt. / Lord Mayor of London. / AD 1616. AEtat 89".
Dimensions
  • Height: 135cm
  • Width: 101cm
  • Depth: 8cm
  • Painting only weight: 13kg
  • SLIP frame only weight: 8kg
Height: 135cm / 1350mm Width: 101cm / 1010mm Depth: 8cm / 80mm All dimensions include frame
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'Sir John Leman, Knt. / Lord Mayor of London. / AD 1616. AEtat 89'. (On upper right corner)
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Provenance: By descent to the Rev. George Orgill Leman, Brampton Hall, 1847. R. G. Kahn Esq., 1950s. S. J. Phillips, Nov, 1998.
Production
One of four extant versions, the original attributed to Levinus de Vogelaare. This version must post-date the death of the sitter in 1632 because his final age is given.
Subjects depicted
Arms
Chain
Robes
Jewellery
Ruff
Leman, Sir John
Summary
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.

This painting was previously on long-term loan to Leman House, Ballygate, Beccles. It is currently on long term loan to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, London.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Suckling, Alfred. The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk. London, 1846, vol. II, pp. 183-85.
  • Weinstein, Rosemary. 'The Making of a Lord Mayor, Sir John Leman (1544-1632): the integration of a stranger family'. Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London, Vol. XXIV, No. 4, 1986; pp.316-24.
Other numbers
  • PA 19 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 1999.64 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
  • SG 322 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • 1999.25 - The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.71-2008

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Record createdJune 19, 2008
Record URL
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