. The poetical works of William Drummond of Hawthornden : with 'A cypresse grove' . round. Besides, in both the collaris of the same type, though not identical. We are inclinedto believe that both the portrait in question and the Homeportrait may be by George Jamesone ; that they mayrepresent the same person, and that this person is notthe poet Drummond. Group C. So little can be said in favour of the portraits of thisgroup that they may be dismissed more summarily. I. Panel-picture, measuring 22 x 17 inches, in the Wardenshouse at All Souls College, Oxford, of which there is a copyat Hawthorn
. The poetical works of William Drummond of Hawthornden : with 'A cypresse grove' . round. Besides, in both the collaris of the same type, though not identical. We are inclinedto believe that both the portrait in question and the Homeportrait may be by George Jamesone ; that they mayrepresent the same person, and that this person is notthe poet Drummond. Group C. So little can be said in favour of the portraits of thisgroup that they may be dismissed more summarily. I. Panel-picture, measuring 22 x 17 inches, in the Wardenshouse at All Souls College, Oxford, of which there is a copyat Hawthornden. Practically all authorities are agreed that this portraitdoes not represent Drummond. It may possibly be alikeness of John Drummond, second Earl of Perth, judgingby the portraits of the latter that are extant. A brief technical description of this portrait is givenin the Illustrated Catalogue of the Oxford Exhibition ofHistorical Portraits for 1905. II. Portrait, bearing the inscription Peryfera | JEts.: , formerly in the possession of Mr. A. Muirhead Plate 6.—Portrait after the Picture attributed to C. Jansen. Facing page xiv. ICONOGRAPHY xv This portrait was bought by Mr. Muirhead at a saleheld at Hawthornden some forty years ago, when severalproperties belonging to Hawthornden were disposed ofin mistake, along with a lot of more or less valuelessarticles. It was recently acquired by the authorities ofthe National Portrait Gallery of Edinburgh at a sale ofMr. Muirheads effects. It represents a man with hairbrushed back high, a thin beard, and a generally mourn-ful appearance. If the inscription Mia,: 23. 1600be authentic, this portrait cannot possibly representDrummond, who in that year was only fifteen years ofage. However that may be, it appears to bear no relation-ship to any of the portraits that possess any pretence toauthenticity. III. Miniature, at Montagu House, Whitehall, the townresidence of the Duke of Buccleuch, famous for its nobleco
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