Classical Figures in a Pastoral Setting
The Hon. Elizabeth Cust (1776 - 1858)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1856
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
970 x 2030 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 436228
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Classical Figures in a Pastoral Setting by An amateur painting by The Hon. Elizabeth Cust (1776-1858). A group in classic poses. The central figure is shown reclining with a male figure playing pipes beneath a tree. Putti left and right with the fore figure reclining wearing a blue drape.
Provenance
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) from Edward John Peregrine Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow, C. St J. (b.1936) in 1984
Credit line
Belton House, The Brownlow Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund by the National Trust in 1984)
Makers and roles
The Hon. Elizabeth Cust (1776 - 1858), artist