Sir George Booth (1566 – 1652)

British (English) School. Oil painting on canvas, Sir George Booth (1566-1652), British (English) School, 17th Century/(dated circa 1640 by Oliver MIllar), inscribed later with name, bottom left: Sir George Booth / Kt & Bt. A painted oval half-length portrait of an elderly man, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, in a black cloak, white lawn shirt and collar and black cap edged with lace; shoulder length frizzed blond hair. Sir George Booth was the builder of the Jacobean house at Dunham depicted by Knyff. Dunham Massey, Cheshire (Accredited Museum)