John Closterman
Portrait of Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore (1647-1715), Governor of Maryland, c. 1700
Oil on canvas
49 x 38 ½ in. (124.5 x 97.8 cm)
Philip Mould & Co.
To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com Charles Calvert 3rd Lord Baltimore inherited the Proprietory Governorship of the Province of Maryland from his father the second Lord....
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Charles Calvert 3rd Lord Baltimore inherited the Proprietory Governorship of the Province of Maryland from his father the second Lord. Maryland had been founded by the Calverts as a Catholic fiefdom analogous with the Puritan settlements in New England, and as Governor, Calvert strove to keep his Province free from Protestant settlement and worship. He entered into dispute with his neighbour William Penn concerning borders no doubt exacerbated by their religious differences, and whilst he was in London answering a commission into the disputes the Glorious Revolution occurred. Calvert never returned to the colony and in 1689 the Charter was withdrawn and Maryland became a directly ruled Crown Colony. On stylistic evidence this portrait must have been painted long into Lord Baltimore's resettlement in England, and so the allusions to the journey that he would never make and the territories that he would never see again are especially poignant.
Charles Calvert 3rd Lord Baltimore inherited the Proprietory Governorship of the Province of Maryland from his father the second Lord. Maryland had been founded by the Calverts as a Catholic fiefdom analogous with the Puritan settlements in New England, and as Governor, Calvert strove to keep his Province free from Protestant settlement and worship. He entered into dispute with his neighbour William Penn concerning borders no doubt exacerbated by their religious differences, and whilst he was in London answering a commission into the disputes the Glorious Revolution occurred. Calvert never returned to the colony and in 1689 the Charter was withdrawn and Maryland became a directly ruled Crown Colony. On stylistic evidence this portrait must have been painted long into Lord Baltimore's resettlement in England, and so the allusions to the journey that he would never make and the territories that he would never see again are especially poignant.
Provenance
Caroll Institute