STUDIO OF DANIEL MYTENS (1590-1647) Charles I as the Prince of Wales

STUDIO OF DANIEL MYTENS (1590-1647) Charles I as the Prince of Wales, oil on cradled panel, 55cm x 44cm Provenance: The Bockland (Buckland) Family, Standlynch Park, Wiltshire, later passing to the Nelson Family, along with Standlynch, then renamed Trafalgar Park. The Nelson Sale, Woolley & Wallis, 1951 The Bockland Family acquired what was then Standlynch Park in 1572. Staunch supporters of the crown, Maurice Bockland (1648-1710) married Joan, the third daughter of Col. John Penruddock, who was executed in the King's Cause having been captured by Cromwell's forces for leading the uprising as a prominent member of the secret 'Sealed Knot' society, seeking a return of the Stuart Monarchy. After years of various ownership, the ownership of Standlynch passed to the Nelson Family. Following Admiral Nelson's death at Trafalgar in 1805, his brother the Rev. William Nelson was created Earl Nelson and gifted the Standlynch Estate by Special Act of the Government, changing the name to Trafalgar Park. The Nelson family maintained ownership of Trafalgar Park up to the 5th Earl Nelson, but then due to a combination of Death Duties and the cancellation of the annual Government Nelson Pension, granted in 1806, by the incoming post-War Labour Administration the estate was put up for sale.