| Artist | Hans Eworth |
|---|---|
| Year | 1550 |
| Type | Oil painting |
| Owner | Courtauld Institute of Art |
Sir John Luttrell is an allegorical oil painting of a Tudor soldier.
Sir John Luttrell was an English soldier, diplomat, and courtier under Henry VIII and Edward VI. The Flemish artist Hans Eworth produced a portrait of him in 1550, noted for its use of allegorical images. The painting shows John shaking his fist at a woman carrying an olive branch, while a ship founders on a stormy sea in the background. The painting is thought to represent John's anger at the peace treaty of 1550 between England and France; the ship is probably the Mary of Hamburg, which served under John during one of his Scottish campaigns.[1] Historian Oliver Garnett considers the painting to be "one of the most unusual and puzzling of all Tudor images".[1]
The painting is now owned by the Courtauld Institute of Art in London; a copy, made in 1591, hangs at Dunster Castle in Somerset.[1]