Sampson Strong

Sampson Strong (c.1550–1611) was a Dutch portrait painter. He was a resident portrait painter at Oxford University^[1] and painted founder's portraits for All Souls, New and Christ Church colleges.^[2] He was followed by Richard Greenway.^[3] He was employed by the governors of Christ's Hospital, Abingdon to decorate the hall with portraits of founders, benefactors and former governors.^[4]

Gallery

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  Thomas White
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  Cardinal Wolsey
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  Sir John Mason
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  Robert Orpwood (d. 1609)

Notes

1. ↑ Titler, Robert (2007). The Face of the City: Civic Portraiture and Civic Identity in Early Modern England. Manchester University Press. p. 175. ISBN 9780719075018. 
2. ↑ Mercer, Eric (1962). The Oxford History of English Art: 1553–1625. Clarendon Press. p. 153. 
3. ↑ Waterhouse, Ellis (1994). Painting in Britain, 1530–1790 (fifth ed.). Yale University Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780300058338. 
4. ↑ Girouard, Mark (1990). The English Town. Pothecary. p. 58. ISBN 9780300063219.