John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley (1767 - 1831)
attributed to Thomas Phillips, RA (Dudley 1770 – London 1845)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1781 (succ. to peerage) - 1831
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1403 x 1099 mm (55 1/4 x 43 1/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1221385
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley, attributed to Thomas Phillips RA (Dudley 1770 – London 1845). A three-quarter-length portrait, standing, wearing peer's robes, inscribed lower left with identity of the sitter.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013)
Makers and roles
attributed to Thomas Phillips, RA (Dudley 1770 – London 1845), artist