The Saltonstall Family

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This painting has traditionally been attributed to David des Granges, who is otherwise known as a painter of portrait miniatures, although a handful of half-length paintings by him have also been noted. Des Granges was of an immigrant family from Guernsey and was baptised in 1611 at the French Church in London; as an adult he lived and worked in the Covent Garden area. He was employed as a miniaturist by Charles I (reigned 1625–1649). During the English Civil War and subsequent Commonwealth period (1642–1660) he took the royalist side and produced many miniatures of the future Charles II (reigned 1660–1685). The painting is thought to show Sir Richard Saltonstall (1595–1650) of Chipping Warden, near Banbury, Oxfordshire, with his family.

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Title

The Saltonstall Family

Date

c.1636–7

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 214 x W 276.2 cm

Accession number

T02020

Acquisition method

Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the Tate Gallery, the Art Fund and The Pilgrim Trust 1976

Work type

Painting