George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon of Kinderton (1709-1780) dressed 'a la hongroise'
Enoch Seeman the younger (Gdańsk c.1694 – London 1744)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1740 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2362 x 1422 mm (93 x 56 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653155
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, George Venables-Vernon, 1st Baron Vernon of Kinderton (1709-1780) by Enoch Seeman the younger (Gdańsk c.1694 – London 1744), signed and dated, lower right: "Enoch Seeman pin./ 1740" and inscribed, bottom right: "George first Lord Vernon." A full-length portrait of a young man, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, standing, his left hand holding a red fur-lined cap, his right hand on his hip, wearing a red knee-length coat with gold frogging, red tights and calf-length boots, he has a sword on his left hip, over his coat he wears a large dark-blue fur-lined cloak fastened beneath his chin, his left arm is leaning against a pillar on the right. Sky and distant horizon on the left. The outfit is a version of the Hungarian Hussar uniform which became popular in England in the mid-eighteenth century and was later adopted by the British Army for its Hussar regiments.
Provenance
Vernon collection transferred to the Treasury in 1967 following death of 9th Lord Vernon, and transferred to The National Trust in 1967
Credit line
Sudbury Hall, The Vernon Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1967)
Marks and inscriptions
Enoch Seeman f.1740
Makers and roles
Enoch Seeman the younger (Gdańsk c.1694 – London 1744), artist