Sir Abraham Elton, 3rd Bt (1703-1761)
Charles Philips (London 1708 – London 1747)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1732
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
508 x 400 mm (20 x 15 3/4 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Clevedon Court, North Somerset (Accredited Museum)
On show at
Clevedon Court, North Somerset, South West, National Trust
NT 624136
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Abraham Elton 3rd Bt (1703 - 1761) by Charles Phillips (1708-1747), signed and dated 1732 and inscribed Sir A. Elton 3rd Bt. A portrait of the son of Sir Abraham Elton, 2nd Bt and Abigail Bayly, as a young man, full length, seated, in a woodland setting, turned slightly to the left leaning with his left arm on a stone pedestal on which sits a tall stone urn with ivy hanging from it. He holds his hat which rests on his left knee, in his left hand, he has a long black cane with black hanging ribbons which he holds on top with his arm outstretched. He is in a white powdered wig and is wearing a black velvet coat with gold frogging on fronts and sleeves, scarlet waistcoat and breeches, white shirt and stock, white stockings and black shoes, a greyhound by his side. Distant skyline view on the left. Sheriff of Bristol in 1728 and Mayor of Bristol in 1742; feckless and extravagant, he died a bankrupt in France on 29 November 1761, unmarried.
Provenance
Purchased from Lady Margaret Ann Elton (1915 – 1995), 1981 with the help of grants from the V&A Purchase Fund and the NHMF
Marks and inscriptions
Top left corner: Sir A. Elton 3rd Bart
Makers and roles
Charles Philips (London 1708 – London 1747), artist
References
Clevedon Court [The National Trust] revised 1972, 1974, 1977, 1979, p.26: " He [Sir Abraham Elton 3rd Bt (1755-1761)] appears also on the first floor landing, in a dark blue coat and scarlet breeches, with his long cane and his greyhound, in an attractive small picture by Charles Phillips." p.27: "...the landing....Other pictures include the portrait of Sir Abraham III by Charles Phillips..."