Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (1752-1842)
Ramsay Richard Reinagle, RA (London 1775 – Chelsea 1862)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1815 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1219 x 781 mm (48 x 30 3/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271089
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Thomas Willilam Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (1752-1842) by Ramsay Richard Reinagle London 1775 – Chelsea 1862), signed and dated, bottom right: R. R. Reinagle ft. 1815. A full-length portrait, standing in the park at Holkham - the house is seen in the distance - in dark blue cutaway coat, white breeches and black boots, leaning against a tree with his left arm resting against the trunk. A black and white dog besides him. Inscribed (later): T. W. Coke of Holkham created Viscuont Coke and Earl of Leicester.
Provenance
Accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of estate duties following the death of Thomas Edward Anson (1883 – 1960) the 4th Earl of Lichfield and given on loan to The National Trust for display at Shugborough Hall in March 1966. Transferred as a gift to The National Trust by H.M. Treasury on the 30th October 1984.
Credit line
Shugborough, The Anson Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Ramsay Richard Reinagle, RA (London 1775 – Chelsea 1862), artist