A Monk and a Nun
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1670 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 508 mm (30 x 20 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151400
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Monk and a Nun, British (English) School, late 17th century. A satirical three-quarter-length portrait of a monk and a nun. The monk looks larger than life, facing, standing on the right and the nun, smaller in proportion, on the left. Similar to the ERD/P/75, a satirical scene of the Friar once played by Tony Leigh.
Provenance
In an undated early 19th century inventory of Erddig, as: 'Monk and Nun' and thence by descent; given by Philip Yorke III (1905 – 1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973
Credit line
Erddig, The Yorke Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist
References
Erddig 1800-29 Inventory of contents of Erddig, 1800-1829, "Monk & Nun"