A Large Antique Coat of Arms Painting

19th century, oil on canvas (lined), featuring the motto "Nunquam Non Paratus" (Never Unprepared), presented in an ebonized hardwood frame.

DOA 78 x 78 in. (mounted to hang diagonally)

From the Collection of a Gentleman, Florida

This is a funerary hatchment for a man by the name of Johnson, married to a woman by the name of Heron. The fact that the entire background is painted black indicates that both husband and the wife are deceased.

Some rubbing to frame; yellowing to varnish.