Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1512-1585)

Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1512-1585)

1550
Artist
Hans Eworth, British, Flemish, 1520-1573
Object
painting
Medium
Oil paint on panel
Accession Number
2021.28
Credit Line
Gift of the Berger Collection Educational Trust

Hans Eworth, Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1512–1585), 1550. Oil paint on wood panel; 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm). Gift of the Berger Collection Educational Trust, 2021.28

Dimensions
diameter: 25 1/2 in, 64.7700 cm; frame height: 34 3/8 in, 87.3125 cm; frame width: 34 3/8 in, 87.3125 cm; frame depth: 3 3/4 in, 9.525 cm
Department
European and American Art Before 1900
Collection
European Painting and Sculpture before 1900

Religious wars swept through Europe and Britain in the 1500s as Catholics and Protestants battled each other. In England, members of the newly founded Anglican Church left home to fight alongside fellow Protestants. One such warrior is pictured here as a Roman emperor. The painting’s round form and Latin inscription—Invidia torquet autorem (“Let envy torment its author”)—derive from ancient Roman medallions.

Known Provenance
Private collection; Lempertz Auktion, Cologne, Germany, 1994, lot 1343 (as “Kaisers Marc Aurel” [Emperor Marcus Aurelius]); with Lane Fine Art, London, 1996; from which acquired by Simon R. Gillespie Studio, London; from which acquired by William M. B. Berger and Bernadette Johnson Berger, Denver, 1997; Berger Collection Educational Trust; gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2021. Provenance research is on-going at the Denver Art Museum and we will post information as it becomes available. Please e-mail provenance@denverartmuseum.org, if you have questions, or if you have additional information to share with us.
Exhibition History
  • “Treasures from the Berger Collection: British Paintings 1400-2000” — Denver Art Museum, 10/2/2014 – 9/9/2018

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