Oil painting on canvas, Henry Calverley (1604-1650/1), British (English) School, 1638, inscribed: top right: AE: S: 34/1638; with 18th C inscription bottom right: HENRY. CALVERLEY./Nat.1604. Denat. Janry. 1. 1661.; and on the back: Henry Calverley great grandfather of Sr Walter Blackett. A painted oval head-and shoulders portrait of a man, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the specrator, wearing black with wide lawn collar.
Provenance: Given with the property to the National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Bt (1870 – 1958)
Marks & inscriptions: Back of canvas: Henry Calverley, Great grandfather of Sir Walter Blackett Back of frame: G. E. (illegible), Picture Framer & restorer, 18, PRINCESS STREET. (OFF SAVILLE ROW) NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,1, DIAL 21665
Text from National Trust website
Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: British (English) School
Date: 1639
Image Details
Date: 19 October 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/17s
ISO: 1,600
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.
