Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606-1682) traveller and author

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    Location
    Country: Iran
    City: Tehran
    Place: British Embassy

    The arms of the Herbert family bear the motto: 'Pawb yn y arver' and this motto is also inscribed at the top left of this painting.

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    Title
    Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606-1682) traveller and author
    Date
    1642
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 54.00 cm, width: 50.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Coulter Galleries, October 1954
    Inscription
    instl: Sr Tho. Herbert / AEt:35 / 1642 / Pawb Yn Y Arver:-
    Provenance
    Collection of Robert Williamson in 1868; with Coulter Galleries; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in October 1954
    GAC number
    2851