Officers of the Knights of Malta

This painting is of a type popular in the eighteenth century, after a series of engravings by Francesco Zimelli. It is almost certainly intended to show an array of uniforms used by the Order, rather than actual persons. As such, it may be assumed that the details of costume are all accurate and consistent in date.

Object type

Paintings

Date

Production: 1789 - 1796

Artist

Antoine de Favray (1706 - c.1791) (school of)
Francesco Zimelli (1749 - 1803) (copy after)

Subject(s)

Uniform
Knights of Malta
Religious Orders

Dimensions

Height x width x depth (canvas size): 670 x 510mm

Materials and technique

Oil on canvas

References

Davis, F., 'A Page for Collectors', Illustrated London News, August 17, 1957.
Page 268

R. W. Museum's New Acquisitions. Somerset Year Book, 1957.

Barclay, Malcolm. "Dignitaries of the Order of St John." VADS. Accessed October 25, 2024. https://www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/NIRP/id/30964

Catalogue number

1717