Image: SirMichaelStanhope Died1552

Description: Portrait of Sir Michael Stanhope (pre-1508 – 1552) of Shelford, Nottinghamshire, beheaded 1552, (a son of Sir Edward Stanhope of Rampton, Nottinghamshire) convicted of conspiring to assassinate John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland. The arms are: Quarterly of 4: 1: Quarterly ermine and gules (Stanhope); 2: Vert, three greyhounds courant in pale or (Maulovel of Rampton, Notts, an heiress of Stanhope (blazon per: Thomas Robson, The British herald)) 3: Sable, a bend between six cross-crosslets argent (Longvillers of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, a Maulovel heiress (Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire: Volume 3, Republished With Large Additions By John Throsby, Originally published by J Throsby, Nottingham, 1796, pp.241-248[1]; Sometime visible in Tuxford Church per Thoroton, pp.219-226: "And here was also, Arme Johannis Lungvillers Patroni istius Ecclesiæ, viz: Sab. a Bend between six Crossecroslets Arg. which are upon the shield of an old effegies, on an ancient tomb, towards the North side of the Chancel." 4: Argent, three saltires .... (?)
Title: SirMichaelStanhope Died1552
Credit: https://twitter.com/frankrgardner/status/647326472642920448 Twitter feed of Frank Gardner 25 Sep 2015, as shown on BBC tv episode of "Who do you think you are" tracing his family origins. Present location of painting unknown/not disclosed.
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