28 His intellectual reputation extended overseas. 27 He also undertook etymological studies of Saxon and early English in order to establish the origins of offices such as the constable and earl marshal. 26 In 1600 Cotton spent six months touring the north with Camden, during which time he copied Roman inscriptions from around Hadrian’s Wall, collected coins and historical artefacts and made notes on topography. 25 He was involved in the foundation of the Society of Antiquaries, whose members also included Camden. From the age of 17 he kept a notebook containing material on his family background, and began collecting rare manuscripts. At Westminster school he studied under William Camden, who became a close friend. 24 Cotton’s interest in history and collecting were established in his youth. On the accession of James VI as king of England, Cotton, who was born at Denton, near Conington, added ‘Bruceus’ to his name, hoping thereby to draw attention to his own Scottish royal lineage. 23 This match brought the family Conington in Huntingdonshire and Exton in Rutland. The Cottons were descended from the Scottish royal line of Robert Bruce through the marriage in 1477 of William Cotton to Mary de Wesenham, the great-grandaughter and heir of Sir John Bruce. 22 He was also a political figure of moderate importance, although this aspect of his life is more difficult to document, as his personal papers and most of his outward correspondence are now lost.
20īest known for his collection of manuscripts, one of the foundation deposits of the British Library, Cotton was a significant early modern antiquary, whose library and antiquarian pursuits have attracted considerable scholarly attention. sewers, Fenland 1604-at least 1626, Hunts. of William Brocas of Theddingworth, Leics., 1s. of Francis Shirley of Staunton Harold, Leics.
of Thomas Cotton of Conington and his 1st w. Kelly, Efram Zimbalist Jr., Cardinal Richard Cushing, Petula Clark, Ditch Bergman and many more.B. Thyssen,Orro Preminger, King Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Jack Nicklaus, General Robert E. Other clients include Varon & Baroness H.H. Some of those portraits mentioned above are in the collection of United State House of Representatives Art Archive. Senator Strom Thurmond, Dante Fascell, Ray Roberts, etc. He painted many portraits for public figures, like portraits for Attorney General(1981-1985) William French Smith, House member William Dawson, U.S. He found a very personal way of marketing his service and enjoyed tremendous success. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Robert Bruce Williams was one of the most commercially successful portrait artists for about 3 decades from the mid 1960s onwards.
The painting was done in 1976 when Gayfryd was married to her second husband, Louisiana oil tycoon, Norman Johnson. Third wife of noted New York Businessman and Financier Saul Steinberg, Gayfryd was a trustee of the New York Public Library and a popular New York Socialite. ABOUT THE SUBJECT: Canadian-born Gayfryd McNabb MacLean Johnson Steinberg Schnayerson, a Louisiana businesswoman who once ran her own steel-pipe business. Painted in 1976 and signed en verso by the artist. Original oil painting on canvas of Stunning New York Socialite Gayfryd Steinberg by reknowned portrait artist Robert Bruce Williams.
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