John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland (1638 – 1711)

John Baptist Closterman (fl.1690-1713). Oil painting on canvas, John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland (1638 – 1711) by John Baptist Closterman (fl.1690-1713), signed lower left: J. Baptist. Closterman / 'Pinxet and inscribed lower left, in black: First Duke of Rutland. A full-length portrait, standing slightly left, wearing coronation robes, his right hand on his hip, a table beside him (left) on which is his coronet; a window, right, with a view of a street and equestrian statue, dramatically lit at night, or as if by firelight. Four storey brick house on a square with a triple-arched entry and a bizarre cathedral (?) beyond - ?Treasury Building & Westminster Abbey? (possibly a reference to Princess Anne's flight from Whitehall, following which Manners gave her refuge?). Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire (Accredited Museum)