Thomas Francis Anson, 3rd Earl of Lichfield (1856-1918)

Frank Moss Bennett (Liverpool 1874 – London 1953)
National Trust Inventory Number 1271060

Category	Paintings
Date	1920 (signed and dated)
Materials	Oil on canvas
Measurements	978 x 787 mm (38 1/2 x 31 in)
Place of origin	England

Collection	Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
On show at	Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire, Midlands, National Trust

Summary description

Oil painting on canvas, Thomas Francis Anson, 3rd Earl of Lichfield (1856-1918) by Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1953), signed and dated: F M Bennett 1920. A three-quarter-length portrait, seated, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, hands clasped together, grey hair, moustache, wearing a brown jacket and trousers, wing-collar shirt with blue tie. A great temperance campaigner, he was found shot in the woods by the estate.

Provenance

Transferred to the National Trust with Shugborough’s park and contents of the state rooms, in part-payment of death-duties to the Treasury, following the death of Thomas, 4th Earl of Lichfield (1883 - 1960)

Credit line

Shugborough, The Anson Collection (National Trust)

Marks and inscriptions

1920 (signed and dated)

Makers and roles

Frank Moss Bennett (Liverpool 1874 – London 1953), artist

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Record Status

Enhanced