[1] Some of the paintings may have been owned by Charles I and sold after his execution[2] – a rumour to this effect was mentioned by Harold Nicolson.
[4] The collection was commented on by the art historian George Vertue and also by Horace Walpole who offered the opinion that the portraits were "rubbish, but celebrated".
[7] The collection was moved to Besselsleigh (another Lenthall family home) in 1808 when Burford was renovated, but it was largely dispersed in two sales in 1808 and 1833.
The added inscription was typically in ochre, golden or yellow serifed capitals in the bottom left.
[9] Although this positioning, colour and style of inscription is not unique, it does serve to suggest a portrait may have been in the collection when attribution and title have changed.