Keywords: Thomas Canynges, Lord Mayor 1456–1457, in aldermanic robes (c 1450) by Roger Leigh.jpg fl 1450 en A watercolour portrait of w Thomas Canynges fl 1450 who was Lord Mayor of London in 1456 “1457 having been elected Alderman for Aldgate ward in 1445 and a member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers Thomas was the eldest brother of William II Canynges c 1399 “1474 a merchant and shipper from Bristol and one of the wealthiest private citizens of his day <p>The portrait was one of a series of 15th-century Lord Mayors painted in watercolour on paper by Roger Leigh The series places emphasis on the subjects' armorials shown in escutcheons Thomas Canynges is shown wearing his aldermanic robes and holding the Canynges arms in his right hand the of the arms of his descendant Canning in cite book Bernard Burke en Bernard Burke The General Armory of England Scotland Ireland and Wales Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time London Harrison 1884 166 1647426 The arms of the City of London are depicted under his left hand in the pediment of the framed shields </p> c 1450 watercolour paper cm 38 London Metropolitan Archives Main Print Collection <br /> Clerkenwell London England United Kingdom accession number catalogue no k1306497; record no 32134 object history Owned by the Corporation of the City of London credit line http //collage cityoflondon gov uk/collage/app service external/Item sp I 3ALeigh 2C+Roger+ 28fl 1450 29 3A 3A sp 29389 sp X http //collage cityoflondon gov uk/collage/app service external/Item sp I 3ALeigh 2C+Roger+ 28fl 1450 29 3A 3A sp 29389 sp X; originally uploaded to https //en wikipedia org en wikipedia by Lobsterthermidor wikipedia en on 2011 10 11 PD-old-100-1923 Original upload log en wikipedia ThomasCanynges jpg 2011-10-11 21 01 Lobsterthermidor 149×291× 11480 bytes <nowiki>Thomas Canynges Mayor of London 1456-7 one of a series of 15th c Lord Mayors painted in watercolour on paper by Roger Leigh fl 1450 Collection of Corporation of the City of London London Metropolitan Archives main print collection k1306497</nowiki> 1450s watercolor paintings 15th-century portrait paintings of standing men 15th-century portraits with coat of arms Lord Mayors of London Sheriffs of the City of London Three-quarter view portrait paintings of men facing left William II Canynges Worshipful Company of Grocers Canning Canynges arms |