General James Wolfe (1727-1759) as a Young Man
after Joseph Highmore (London 1692 – Canterbury 1780)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 599 mm (29 1/2 x 23 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Quebec House, Kent
NT 529075
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, General James Wolfe (1727-1759) as a Young Man after Joseph Highmore (London 1692 – Canterbury 1780), 19th century. A half-length portrait of a young man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a scarlet coat with gold frogging and a short powdered wig.
Provenance
Given by Miss Armstrong, a descendant of Wolfe's tutor, Reverend Swinden, in around 1955
Makers and roles
after Joseph Highmore (London 1692 – Canterbury 1780), artist