Circle of William Dobson (1611-1646)
Portrait of a gentleman with a white collar in a feigned oval, thought to be Sir Walter Hendley, Bt. (1612-1675) of Cuckfield of Sussex
Oil on canvas, 71.5cm by 59cm

Bears Christie's stencil 171ES verso

This portrait is mentioned by John Jeremiah Daniell in his book "The Life of George Herbert of Bemerton", allegedly as a Van Dyck. Later attributed to both William Dobson and Cornelius Janssens, but declined by the National Gallery in the 1970's and called a fairly primitive hand from the 1650's or 1660's.

Mentioned 1857, and in 1868 given to Nathaniel Woodward, founder of St. Nicolas College, Lancing, Sussex, by the senior Fellows of the college, thence by descent in the Woodward family. Christie's 29 June 1928 as W. Dobson.

(Information from "A Life of George Herbert” by Dr Amy Charles published in 1977, where there is a discussion of the portrait, notes from the library at The National Portrait Gallery and Christie's catalogue 1928).