Saint Augustine
Spanish School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
790 x 660 mm
Place of origin
Spain
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290261
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Saint Augustine, Spanish School, 17th century. Half length portrait of a mature man with a long flowing beard, seated turned slightly to the right and gazing to the right, with a halo, wearing a pink and black robe. He holds a crozier in his right hand with an elaborate crook. On a table in front to the right is a gold mitre resting on a book.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Makers and roles
Spanish School, artist