William Howe Windham (1802-1854)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1850 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1251 x 997 mm (49 1/4 x 39 1/4 in)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1401226
Caption
The sitter was the son of Admiral Lukin (1768-1833), from whom he inherited Felbrigg, where this portrait still hangs. His political career as Whig MP lasted for no more than two years, and the majority of his life was devoted to the Felbrigg estate. He was a progressive landlord and his expenses in modernising it limited the extent of his attentions to the house, although the present neo-Jacobean character of the hall was his contribution. Although not composed as a companion to this picture, the portrait of his wife, Lady Sophia Hervey, was probably painted by the same artist.
Summary
An oil painting on canvas of William Howe Windham (1802-1854), by the British (English) School, in the mid 19th century. It is a three-quarter length portrait, of a man dressed in black who is standing, turned sightly to the viewers right, gazing to the right with his left arm resting on a table. Behind him to the right is a red curtain and to the left a bookcase. He was the eldest son and heir of Admiral (Lukin) Windham. This was possibly painted posthumously. Son of Admiral Lukin; married Lady Sophia Hervey. His political career as Whig M.P. lasted for no more than two years (1832-4), and the majority of his life was devoted to the Felbrigg estate. He was a progressive landlord and his expenses in modernising it limited the extent of his attentions to the house, although the present neo-Jacobean character of the hall was his contribution.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist