Mary Hervey, Mrs Edward Gage (1620-1654)

imitator of Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641). Oil painting on canvas, Mary Hervey, Mrs Edward Gage (1620-1654), imitator of Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), circa 1640-45. A three-quarter-length portrait of a young woman, turned to the left gazing at the spectator. She has a fresh complexion, brown eyes abd brown hair in ringlets,and is wearing a dark green dress trimmed with pearls at bodice, grey stole, pearl necklace and earrings, pearls in her hair, holding a veil in front. Dark background with view of evening landscape in top left corner. The inscription reads: 'Mary, Wife of Sir Edward Gage'. Mary Hervey was the eldest daughter of Sir William Hervey and Susan Jermyn, born in 1620; in 1648 she was married to Edward Gage (c.1626/7–1706/7), created Baronet in 1662, of Hengrave; she died in 1654 (following which her husband successively married four other wives, outliving even the last, and dying in January 1706/7). Ickworth, Suffolk (Accredited Museum)