Sir John Dodderidge (1555-1628)

John Dodderidge was one of the earliest members of the Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries founded about 1586. Appointed judge of the King’s Bench in 1612 he is depicted in this portrait wearing a black bonnet tipped with scarlet, white ruff and judges’ robes of scarlet and white fur. Shortly before Elizabeth’s death, he drew up a petition to the Queen with Sir Robert Cotton and James Lee for the establishment of ‘an Academy for the Study of Antiquity and History’ which ultimately failed.

Artist / Maker
Unknown, English or Flemish painter working in England
Type
painting
Date
Early seventeenth century, after 1612
Origin
Purchased in 1884 from the Revd F O White, then curate of the possession of Sir Charles Reed, FSA
Material
Oil on panel
Dimensions
690 x 590mm
Location
Burlington House

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