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Marmaduke D'Arcy

Type: Paintings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1645-1648
Accession number: 2002.16
Maker: Jan Weesop(Opens in new tab) (Flemish, 1641–1649)
Dimensions: 29 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (74.3 x 59.7 cm.) frame: 38 1/2 × 34 × 2 1/2 in. (97.8 × 86.4 × 6.4 cm.)
Medium: oil on canvas
Description: This painting portrays Marmaduke D’Arcy (1615–1687), first brother of the Earl of Holdernesse.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors' Council and Lois and Bob Erburu
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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The focus of this portrait is undoubtedly D’Arcy’s glittering embroidered sleeve and blue silk sash, expertly painted by Weesop to mimic its smooth and reflective qualities. This costume identifies him as a commander for the Royalists, forces loyal to King Charles I in the English Civil War (1642–1651). In this devastating and deadly conflict, Royalists and those loyal to Parliament warred over the role of Parliament in the government. Aft er the Royalists lost the war and Charles I was beheaded in 1649, D ’Arcy was exiled to France along with the King’s son, the future Charles II.

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