Thomas_Gresham,_1544.jpg
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English:
Unsigned portrait in oils dated 1544 of Sir Thomas Gresham, in the collection of the Mercers' Company of the City of London. 1544 portrait of Sir Thomas Gresham, aged 26 as inscribed, displaying his
merchant's mark
(left). Apparently commemorating his 1544 marriage to Anne Ferneley, with the couple's initials "AG" and "TG" framing the
marriage vows
Love Serve and Obei
(right). The
human skull
denotes
Vanitas
. Flemish school, collection of the
Mercers' Company
,
City of London
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| Date | |
| Source | Thomas Gresham web page at Tudorplace.com |
| Author | unknown (Flemish school) |
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