214 Painting under Edward VI. and Mary. 



of pi6l:ures of James II. and by that of 

 Charles I. appears * to be Margaret of Va- 

 lois, filler of Henry II. of France, and 

 duchefs of Savoy, at the tournament for 

 whofe wedding that monarch was killed. 

 Lady Elizabeth Germayn has the portrait of 

 Anne daughter of Francis earl of Bedford 

 and wife of Ambrofe earl of Warwick. 



At Newftede abbey in Nottinghamfhire, 

 the beautifuU feat of the lord Byron, where 

 are the moft perfe(5l remains of an ancient 

 convent, is an admirable portrait, painted as 

 I believe by this mafter, and worthy of Hol- 

 bein. It is a half length of a fat m.an with 

 a beard, on a light greenifh ground. His 

 arms are, three rofes, the middle one higheft, 

 on a field argent j in bafe, fomething like a 

 green hill : Thefe arms are repeated on hi^ 

 ring, and over them, J. N. aet. 1557. A§ 

 this bearing is evidently foreign, I fuppofe 

 the portrait reprefents one of the family of 

 Numigen. Nicholas B/ron married Sophia^ 

 daughter of Lambert Charles of Numigen. f 



But More did not always confine himfelf 

 to portraits. He painted feveral hifloric 

 pieqes, particularly one much efleemed of 



* See p. 108. N^ 7. 



t Thoroton's Nottinghamfhire, p. 261. 



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