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This portrait of Sir Henry Thomson of Middlethorpe, knight, wine-merchant, and Alderman of York. He was Governor to the Company of Merchant Adventurers from 1667–1672, Lord Mayor of York in 1663 and Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1665. Sir Henry Thompson was knighted by Charles II on 26th February 1665. He once owned Clifford’s Tower, part of York castle and was a patron of the poet Andrew Marvell. In his left hand, he holds a slim clasped volume bound in green leather with his index finger keeping a place. He wears a full grey wig, a large lace cravat and lace cuffs tied with black ribbon. Visible between the fur edging of his red gown (as worn by Governors and aldermen) is the Lord Mayor of York’s chain of office.
The inscription on the painted panel below the portrait reads: 'Henry Thomson Knight Alderman and present Governor of this society did give fifty pounds for ye preaching of ye Sermons forever 1669'.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
York
Title
Sir Henry Thomson (1625–1683), Governor (1667–1672)
Date
c.1663
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 74 x W 61 cm (E)
Accession number
YORMA 157
Acquisition method
gift, c.1669
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
"Henry Thomson Knight Alderman and present Governo
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
Fossgate, York, North Yorkshire YO1 9XD England
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