Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
The OP's image of Colonel Niall O Neill, a Jacobite veteran of the Battle of the Boyne reminded me of this portrait of Captain Thomas Lee. However, unlike the OP's post dated 1680, Lee's portrait was done in 1594, when he was 43 years-old, by the Flemish artist Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. It was probably commissioned by his cousin, Henry Lee of Ditchley. The subject is shown in the regalia of a captain of the Queen's Kern (a hybrid combination of English & Irish dress), posing with legs and feet bare, and armed with shield, spear and pistol. Lee served in Ireland continuosly from 1575 to 1599.
Nice picture but I'm sorry, that is rediculous dress. It looks like he rushed out and forgot whatever was supposed to be on the bottom. That shirt looks top fine and detailed to have been intended for use on its own