Sir George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey (1622-1684)

Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680). Oil painting on canvas, Sir George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer of Dunham Massey (1622-1684) by Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680). A three-quarter-length portrait of a young man, seated, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, beneath a bank in a landscape. He wears black with a white lawn collar and cuffs; his right arm is resting on a marble plinth, the knuckles of his left hand rest on his knee. Craggy rocky outcrop above and to the left, distant horison to the right, with hills and cloudy sky. George Booth was imprisoned for his part in the Cheshire Plot, an abortive attempt to oust Cromwell. Dunham Massey, Cheshire (Accredited Museum)