Sir John Smythe of Westenhanger, Kent
Cornelis Ketel
1579
This belongs to a set of portraits painted for the sitter's father, the wealthy merchant Thomas "Customer" Smythe (ca. 1558-1625), who was collector of customs duties in the Port of London. This is Smythe's eldest surviving son John, painted at the age of twenty-three.
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven · Image: Yale Center for British Art, Public domain · Text: Yale Center for British Art, CC0