Brigidier-General, the Hon. Thomas Paget (d.1741)

attributed to Charles Jervas (Dublin 1675 – London 1739)
National Trust Inventory Number 1175914

Category	Paintings
Date	1700 - 1741 (death of sitter)
Materials	Oil on canvas
Measurements	1245 x 991 mm (49 x 39 in)
Place of origin

Collection	Plas Newydd, Anglesey (Accredited Museum)
On show at	Plas Newydd, Anglesey, Wales, National Trust

Summary description

Oil painting on canvas, Brigadier-General, the Hon. Thomas Paget (c. 1676 -1741), attributed to Charles Jervas (Dublin 1675 – London 1739), A three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Paget, as a young man, turned slightly to right, facing, in cuirass (a breast plate), red velvet coat, sword, his right hand holding tasselled waist sash and full-bottomed wig. He was Governor of Minorca and grandson of the 5th Baron Paget, and father of Caroline Paget, Lady Bayly.

Marks and inscriptions

Brig.Gen. The Hon.ble Thomas Paget

Makers and roles

attributed to Charles Jervas (Dublin 1675 – London 1739), artist

References

Steegman 1957 John Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses Vol.I: North Wales, Cardiff 1957, p.27 No.9, pl.6a

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