Portrait of Nicholas Wyfold · Visual Sources of Medieval London

Description

Nicholas Wyfold, a Grocer, was alderman of Castle Bayard ward in 1442-51, Tower ward in 1451, and Cornhill ward in 1451-56. He served as mayor in 1450-51; sheriff in 1443-44.
Arms: Shield of or, raguly per chevron gules, chief charged with two rampant lions or, center base charged with rampant lion gules.

Title

Portrait of Nicholas Wyfold

Creator

Leigh, Roger

Date

c. 1450

Cultural Context

Medieval London

Medium

paper

ink

watercolour

Dimension

35 cms x 22 cms

MLD Londoner URI

https://mld.ace.fordham.edu/v2/s/mld/person?id=734

Location

Guildhall

Period

15th century

Work Type

Portrait

Image Category

Medieval drawing/painting

Image Source URL

https://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/view-item?key=WnsiUCI6eyJvcmlnaW5hdG9ySWQiOjM4ODc5LCJyZWZpbmVTZWFyY2giOiJTWHNpVUNJNmV5SjJZV3gxWlNJNklteHZibVJ2YmlCaGJHUmxjbTFsYmlJc0ltOXdaWEpoZEc5eUlqb3hMQ0ptZFhwNmVWQnlaV1pwZUV4bGJtZDBhQ0k2TXl3aVpuVjZlbmxOYVc1VGFXMXBiR0Z5YVhSNUlqb3dMamMxTENKdFlYaFRkV2RuWlhOMGFXOXVjeUk2TXl3aVlXeDNZWGx6VTNWbloyVnpkQ0k2Ym5Wc2JIMTkifX0&pg=23&WINID=1602695860092#zv6FSFvhyM0AAAF0xi4Kyg/29392

Image Type

Still Image

Image Location

London Metropolitan Archive

Image Rights

London Metropolitan Archives Main Print Collection

Subject

Civic office and government

People

Item sets

Individual portraits of London aldermen.

Site pages

Portraits of London Civic Officers