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''' After inspecting it personally to test his theory, he confirmed the artwork was created *for* tapestry maker Ralph Sheldon and dated back to the 1590s.
It was one of a collection of 22 portraits made *for* Sheldon, but the whereabouts of only a handful were known.
'''
I'm confused whether Sheldon is the painter or the commissioner.
Huh. I share a surname with the original owner (Sheldon) and once researched Henry XIII for a people fair. I think that means I’m the rightful owner…
By British rules if you can smuggle it out of the country, it's legally yours. That's how they filled the British Museum.
I think "Missing" is a pretty poor choice of word for this; "Presumed lost to history" would better explain what's happened - Which is both incredible and terribly dull at the same time! Somebody connected the dots on the provenance of a quite old painting that was venerated, but perhaps not as much as it should have been, not far from it's last known location - At least in distance, if not time. Great detective work…
"Random" is also a pretty bad word for this. But hey, English is hard, and neither word usage impedes understanding of the article itself.
Is it common in British English to use "for" instead of "by" when talking about the creator? ''' After inspecting it personally to test his theory, he confirmed the artwork was created * for* tapestry maker Ralph Sheldon and dated back to the 1590s. It was one of a collection of 22 portraits made * for* Sheldon, but the whereabouts of only a handful were known. ''' I'm confused whether Sheldon is the painter or the c…
Is it common in British English to use "for" instead of "by" when talking about the creator? ''' After inspecting it personally to test his theory, he confirmed the artwork was created * for* tapestry maker Ralph Sheldon and dated back to the 1590s. It was one of a collection of 22 portraits made * for* Sheldon, but the whereabouts of only a handful were known. ''' I'm confused whether Sheldon is the painter or the c…
I don't think Sheldon made these portraits? They were commissioned as mentioned in other comments.
Corroborated by the original blog post. Odd that the article isn't clear on this point.
https://historicalportraits.com/artworks/82-the-sheldon-mast...
https://adamfineart.wordpress.com/2024/07/04/ralph-sheldons-...
Is it common in British English to use "for" instead of "by" when talking about the creator? ''' After inspecting it personally to test his theory, he confirmed the artwork was created * for* tapestry maker Ralph Sheldon and dated back to the 1590s. It was one of a collection of 22 portraits made * for* Sheldon, but the whereabouts of only a handful were known. ''' I'm confused whether Sheldon is the painter or the c…
Is it common in British English to use "for" instead of "by" when talking about the creator? ''' After inspecting it personally to test his theory, he confirmed the artwork was created * for* tapestry maker Ralph Sheldon and dated back to the 1590s. It was one of a collection of 22 portraits made * for* Sheldon, but the whereabouts of only a handful were known. ''' I'm confused whether Sheldon is the painter or the c…
I don't think Sheldon made these portraits? They were commissioned as mentioned in other comments.
Huh. I share a surname with the original owner (Sheldon) and once researched Henry XIII for a people fair. I think that means I’m the rightful owner…