Hester Tradescant and her Stepson, John

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Hester Pookes (c.1608–1678) married John Tradescant the Younger as his second wife in 1638. His son by his first marriage was born in 1633 but died in 1652. In this portrait, he seems to be offering his step-mother a jewel. Dated 1645, it belongs to the group of contemporary portraits of the Tradescants presumably commissioned by John Tradescant the Younger.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oxford

Title

Hester Tradescant and her Stepson, John

Date

1645

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 136 x W 111 cm

Accession number

WA1898.14

Acquisition method

Presented by Elias Ashmole, 1683

Work type

Painting

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