John Morgan MP (1742 - 1792)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Oil paint, canvas and wood
Measurements
970 x 750 x 50 mm
Collection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1553672
Summary
Painting. An oil painting on canvas, a seated three-quarter-length portrait of John Morgan, MP (1742 - 1792), facing to the right, wearing a dark green suit with red lapels. His hands rest on a walking cane. Within a modern, stained and varnished wooden frame.
Provenance
Part of the collection on loan to the National Trust from Newport Museum and Galleries. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist