The Four Seasons: Spring - Triumph of Venus
attributed to William Hamilton RA (Chelsea 1751 - London 1801)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1100 x 1500 mm (E)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108933.3
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Four Seasons: Spring- The Triumph of Venus attributed to William Hamilton RA (Chelsea 1751 – London 1801). One of four rectangular panels in Dining Room ceiling depicting the Four Seasons expressed by a triumph of Venus (spring), Apollo (summer), Bacchus (autumn) and King Aeolus (winter).
Provenance
Bought with part of the contents of Kedleston with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1987 when the house and park were given to the National Trust by Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000)
Credit line
Kedleston Hall, The Scarsdale Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1987)
Makers and roles
attributed to William Hamilton RA (Chelsea 1751 - London 1801), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Antonio Zucchi, RA (Venice 1726 - Rome 1796), artist