Petrus Christus, 'Edward Grimston', 1446
About the work
Overview
Edward Grimston was a diplomat in the service of Henry VI, King of England. He holds a chain of linked SSs, a Lancastrian device, in his hands. On the wall of the room behind him are two shields with his coats of arms.
In 1446 Grimston is known to have visited Calais and Brussels as an ambassador, and it would have been easy for Grimston also to visit Bruges, where Petrus Christus worked.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Edward Grimston
- Artist
- Petrus Christus
- Artist dates
- active 1444; died 1475/6
- Date made
- 1446
- Medium and support
- Oil on oak
- Dimensions
- 32.5 × 24 cm
- Inscription summary
- Signed; Inscribed
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from the Earl of Verulam
- Inventory number
- L3
- Location
- Not on display
- Image copyright
- On loan from the Earl of Verulam
- Collection
- Main Collection
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