Sir Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel of Margam (1667-1723)
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1712 - 1723
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2095 x 1435 mm (82 1/2 x 56 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653184
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel of Margam (1667-1723) by Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1656/9 – London 1743), inscribed: "Thomas, Lord Mansel/ Comptroller of the Household/ in the Reign of Queen Anne." A full-length portrait of a man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, in a pale brown wig and wearing peer's robes, holding his wand of office in his right hand, his coronet on a gilt side table with scrolled legs beside him to his right, a column behind to his left. Comptroller of Household in the rein of Queen Anne, created Lord Mansell 1711/1712. The fourth daughter of Lord Mansell (Louisa Barbara Mansell 1732 - 1786) married the 2nd Lord Vernon. A six inch deep gilt frame, the outer carved with acorn bunches with oak leaves other berries, and leaves, ribbons in centre of each side and foliate design at each corner; inner frame of ribbon-twist motif. Identical frame in pattern and size of mouldings to SUD/P/18 and SUD/P/14
Provenance
Acquired from 10th Lord Vernon in lieu of death-duties after the death of Francis Lawrance William Venables-Vernon, 9th Lord Vernon (1889 -1963) and transferred to the National Trust in 1967 through the National Land Fund
Credit line
Sudbury Hall, The Vernon Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1967)
Marks and inscriptions
Michael Dahn
Makers and roles
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743), publisher