Another test of knowledge

OK folks, after your impressive performance on the flags test, I would like you to look at the following picture and tell me when you think it was painted:

In fact, I can offer you a choice of the following people who might be the subject:

1) SIR NICHOLAS WHYTE, aged 16 in 1599, d. 1654,

2) CHARLES WHYTE, Col. in Spain, mentioned in a letter to CHARLES II from Emperor Leopold I 1683, afterwards Gov. of Co. Kildare 1689, M.P. for Naas,

3) JOHN WHYTE, m. 1704, and d. 1741,

4) CHARLES WHYTE, b. 1714, m. 24 Dec. 1751, and d. 29 Nov. 1784,

5) JOHN WHYTE, b. 1752, m. 15 Feb. 1776, d. 4 Jan. 1814.

(Yes, these are all direct male-line ancestors of mine. Yes, I know there is a large gap in generations between #1 and #3 but other evidence supports it. Yes, it is entirely possible that the subject of the painting is none of the above.)

Your help much appreciated!

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  1. and I both filled in the DW autism questionnaire. I may post some of his more amusing answers on my LJ later. 🙂

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