Henry Vansittart (1784-1848)
Henry William Pickersgill, RA (London 1782 – London 1875)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1840
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500028
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Henry Vansittart (1784-1848) by Henry William Pickersgill RA (1782-1875). A three-quarter-length portrait of a man, seated, facing, head turned slightly to right, with short greying hair and brown side whiskers, wearing a fur-lined black coat and black trousers, the former with fur-trimmed collar, cuffs and front edge, white shirt with standing collar and black stock. His right hand rests on his thigh, his left holds a pair of kid gloves; his left elbow on a tree stump; panoramic views on the left and a dark sky.
Provenance
Bequest of Lady Sarita Enriqueta Vansittart (d.1985)
Marks and inscriptions
HENRY VANSITTART. / [--]by[--] / H. PICKERSGILL. / (black paint on gold-coloured plaque at base of frame)
Makers and roles
Henry William Pickersgill, RA (London 1782 – London 1875), artist