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| Keywords: indoor Phillip Mould: This picture is one of the earliest examples of a full-length double portrait in English art. It was painted c.1603-4, and celebrates the marriage of Sir Reginald Mohun to his 3rd wife Dorothy, daughter of John Chudleigh (1564-1589). The coat of arms in the centre represents the Mohun family on the left, and Chudleigh on the right. Lady Mohun holds a pink rose, a symbol of marriage, in her right hand. Sir Reginald (also know as Raynold) Mohun, was an important West Country magnate, who owned large estates in Cornwall at Boconnoc and Hall. He enjoyed a long, if sporadic, parliamentary career, and was elected to the Commons at various times between 1584 and 1625. He represented seats under family control such as East Looe and Fowey. In 1599 he was knighted by Elizabeth I, and later became one of the first baronets created by James I in 1611. Phillip Mould: This picture is one of the earliest examples of a full-length double portrait in English art. It was painted c.1603-4, and celebrates the marriage of Sir Reginald Mohun to his 3rd wife Dorothy, daughter of John Chudleigh (1564-1589). The coat of arms in the centre represents the Mohun family on the left, and Chudleigh on the right. Lady Mohun holds a pink rose, a symbol of marriage, in her right hand. Sir Reginald (also know as Raynold) Mohun, was an important West Country magnate, who owned large estates in Cornwall at Boconnoc and Hall. He enjoyed a long, if sporadic, parliamentary career, and was elected to the Commons at various times between 1584 and 1625. He represented seats under family control such as East Looe and Fowey. In 1599 he was knighted by Elizabeth I, and later became one of the first baronets created by James I in 1611. SirReginaldAndLadyMohun.jpg en Sir Reginald Mohun 1st Baronet c1564 “1639 and Lady Mohun http //www historicalportraits com/InternalMain asp ItemID 613 http //www historicalportraits com/InternalMain asp ItemID 613 circa 1603 -4 PD-old-100 Check categories 2008 November 25 en wikipedia Baron_Mohun_of_Okehampton Nobility Phillip Mould: This picture is one of the earliest examples of a full-length double portrait in English art. It was painted c.1603-4, and celebrates the marriage of Sir Reginald Mohun to his 3rd wife Dorothy, daughter of John Chudleigh (1564-1589). The coat of arms in the centre represents the Mohun family on the left, and Chudleigh on the right. Lady Mohun holds a pink rose, a symbol of marriage, in her right hand. Sir Reginald (also know as Raynold) Mohun, was an important West Country magnate, who owned large estates in Cornwall at Boconnoc and Hall. He enjoyed a long, if sporadic, parliamentary career, and was elected to the Commons at various times between 1584 and 1625. He represented seats under family control such as East Looe and Fowey. In 1599 he was knighted by Elizabeth I, and later became one of the first baronets created by James I in 1611. | ||||
