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The sitter wears a leather coat and breastplate, with a red sash over his right shoulder. The coat sleeves are elaborately gold-frogged and open from the shoulder to show voluminous shirt sleeves. A close helmet and a steel gauntlet are on the left and the background is a rocky coast. Chichley entered the navy as a volunteer in the Mediterranean in 1661. In 1662 he became a lieutenant in the ‘Swiftsure’, and then rose to command the ‘Milford’, ‘Bristol’ and ‘Phoenix’ in 1663 to 1664. He commanded the ‘Antelope’ at the Battle of Lowestoft, and for his part he was knighted. Commanding the ‘Fairfax’ at the Four Days Battle he earned the praise of the joint admirals Prince Rupert and the Duke of Albemarle in 1666. At the Battle of Solebay, 1672, his ship, the ‘Royal Katherine’, was captured by the Dutch, but soon retaken.
Although the portrait seems to have some similarities with a mezzotint of Chichley after Lely it is more likely to be by Jacob Huysmans. Huysmans was probably born in Antwerp where he studied under Frans Woutters in 1649 to 1650. He moved to England soon after the Restoration and had settled in London by 1662. By 1664, the approximate date of this portrait, he was considered to rival Lely, and Samuel Pepys considered him better. His popularity at court may have been attributed to his Catholicism, and he was particularly patronized by Catherine of Braganza.
Title
Sir John Chichley (c.1640–1691)
Date
c.1664
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 127 x W 101.5 cm
Accession number
BHC2610
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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