The Facts
The National Portrait Gallery in London holds two portraits of Sir Henry Gage (1597-1645), the royalist soldier and Governor of Oxford during the English Civil War. A 1640s oil on canvas by the artist Weesop is on display at Lyme Park, Stockport, bearing inventory number NPG 2279. A stipple and etching after an unknown artist, likely made in the early 19th century, forms the second portrait (NPG D27055). The gallery, at St Martin's Place, London, offers free admission and is open daily from 10.30 to 18.00, with extended hours until 21.00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Signal
The record underscores how the National Portrait Gallery documents historical figures through multiple portrait types, from contemporary oil painting to later reproductive prints. For curators and collectors, the pairing illustrates the iconographic and historical value of Civil War-era portraiture and its later interpretations. The gallery's cataloguing also highlights ongoing curatorial attention to royalist and military figures beyond the better-known Stuart court.
- Artists: Weesop, Unknown Artist
- People: Sir Henry Gage
- Museums: National Portrait Gallery
- Locations: London, Stockport
- Prices: £6, £16
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