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The sitter was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Carew (c.1527–1564), whose estate he inherited at the age of eight. He was sent to Oxford University where he was a contemporary of the antiquary William Camden and the poet-warrior Philip Sidney. In 1577 he married Juliana (1563–1629), daughter of John Arundell (d. 1580) of Trerice (a property in the care of the National Trust). Carew was a lawyer, a linguist (translating Tasso amongst others), as well a well-known beekeeper and keen fisherman. He is painted here in his chains of office as High Sheriff and Deputy-Lieutenant of Cornwall. The emblem at the top left shows a diamond on an anvil surviving the blows of a hammer, meaning: 'Who is truthful will endure'. His book is inscribed 'Invicta [mor] te vita' (Life in spite of death).
Title
Richard Carew (1555–1620), Aged 32, as High-Sherrif and Deputy-Lieutenant of Cornwall
Date
1586
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 53.5 x W 43 cm
Accession number
352348
Acquisition method
on loan from the Trustees of Antony
Work type
Painting
National Trust, Antony
Torpoint, Cornwall PL11 2QA England
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