entitled to upper left 'Sr Rob Wolseley of Moreton in ye Court of Stafford Bar. Married Mary daur: of Sr George Wroughton of Wilncote in the County of Wilts.' and 'AETATIS SUAE 33' (of his age 33), inscribed to the upper right his with coat of arms, in open stance facing forwards, dressed in black with a lacework collar and cuffs, oil on panel, 64 by 50cm, in a quatrefoil giltwood frame, 91 by 78cm. Notes: Sir Robert Wolseley 1st Bt (1587-1646) was a cousin of the Wolseley's who were living at Wolseley and was born in nearby Morton. Second son of John Wolseley, town clerk for Stafford. Robert was an ambitious man, who progressed from working as a clerk in his father's office to becoming Joint Clerk of the Letters Patent to King Charles 1st, who created him Baronet on 24 November 1628. He acquired the estate by loaning his cousins at funds to pay off the recusant fines that they had accrued for their Catholic faith. Unable to pay back the loan Sir Thomas and Lady Helen Wolseley conceded the estate to Robert in 1629. An ardent Royalist, Robert owed his success to Charles 1st, this led to the estate being sequestered by the Parliament party in Staffordshire. Condition: There are repaired splits to the panel, central area appears to have been cleaned, overall reasonably dark with varnish discolouring the image, but solid with the paint layer appearing to be in good condition. Category: Art/Paintings Estimate: 4000-6000 GBP