''Sir William Killigrew'' is a 1638

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portrait of Sir

William Killigrew (1606–1695) Sir William Killigrew (1606–1695) of Kempton Park, Middlesex, was an English court official under Charles I and Charles II. He was the son of Sir Robert Killigrew (d. 1633/5) and Mary Woodhouse, of Kimberley, Norfolk, his wife. He was ...

by the

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artist

Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Brabantian Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. The seventh c ...

. The portrait is twinned with another of his wife, Mary Hill.

The painting

The portrait is dated 1638, a time when Sir William Killigrew was involved with partners in an attempt to drain the

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fens, an immensely expensive undertaking which caused the family great economic distress, but which did not prevent their commissioning a set of husband and wife portraits. The Tate Gallery in London acquired the painting in the year 2002, and acquired van Dyck's ''

Portrait of Mary Hill, Lady Killigrew ''Portrait of Mary Hill, Lady Killgrew'' is a 1638 Baroque portrait by the Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck. The portrait is twinned with another of the Lady's husband, William Killigrew. Subject Mary Hill, from Honiley, Warwickshire was the wif ...

'', also dated 1638, in the year 2003. This acquisition brought together the pair of portraits for the first time in over 150 years. The portrait depicts the Sir William facing the viewer, leaning against the base of a column. The subject is wearing a black satin jacket with a white lace collar. There is a gold ring tied to his jacket by a black ribbon, the symbolic meaning of which is uncertain. Van Dyck painted a number of portraits of various members of the Killigrew family during his stay in England. These include ''Thomas Killigrew and an Unknown Gentleman'', now located in the

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The painting

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