John Murray, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess of Athol (1631-1703) or Unknown Commander

Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680). Oil painting on canvas, Possibly John Murray, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess of Athol (1631-1703) or Unknown Commander by Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), circa c.1670. Inscribed in yellow script, top centre left: Ld. Allington [William Alington, 1st Baron Alington of Killard (1610/11-c.1648)]. A three-quarter-length portrait of a young man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, dressed alla romana, in a cuirass, his left hand on a baton, his right hand gesturing forward, palm upraised, wearing a broad, flat-topped, long wig, pale brown cloak billowing at the back, drapery in the background on the right, a stone window on the left, showing a landscape with a distant horizon and cloudy sky . Ham House, Surrey (Accredited Museum)