An Unknown Man
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on card
Measurements
560 x 430 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290303
Summary
Oil painting on card, An Unknown Man, British (English) School, 19th century. A half-length portrait of a man with a ginger beard shown three-quarter view, wearing a dark jacket.
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)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Lot 73 (on label on front)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist