Sir William Stewart, 3rd Baronet and 1st Viscount Mountjoy (circa 1650–1692)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1680 - circa 1690
Materials
Oil on canvas laid down on panel
Measurements
1245 x 991 mm (49 x 39 in)
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220972
Summary
Oil painting on canvas laid down on panel, Sir William Stewart, 3rd Baronet and 1st Viscount Mountjoy (circa 1650–1692), British (English) School, circa 1680-90. A three-quarter-length portrait of Sir William Stewart, 1st Viscount Mountjoy, in armour. He is turned to the right, but turns his head to the left to face the viewer. His left arm rests on a cannon, and in his right hand he holds a baton which rests on his hip. He wears a lace jabot, with a gold sash over his armour. A helmet is on the plinth to the right.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust by Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) in 1976
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On a label suspended from the frame: LORD MOUNTJOY On the back of the panel, in white chalk: DINING RM and an encircled 4 On the back of the panel, in pencil: RIGHT No X Above On the back of the panel, in white chalk: C6 On the back of the panel, in pencil: Mount / J On the back of the panel, in pencil: No3 Dining Room / R of Fire On the back, on the top member of the frame, in white chalk: C6 and No1 [?]From Window On the back, on the left member of the frame, in pencil: 12 No6 No X On the back, on the bottom of the left member of the frame, in blue ink, on a round white label: [either] 109 [or] 601
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist
References
Kings in Conflict: Ireland in the 1690s, exh. cat., The Ulster Museum, Belfast, 1990, no.81, pp.88-89