Barn Owls with their Brood
William Tomkins (London c.1730 – London 1792)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1775
Materials
Oil on canvas (oval)
Measurements
616 x 756 mm (24 1/4 x 29 3/4 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732179
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), Barn Owls with their Brood on a Nest by William Tomkins (London c.1730 – London 1792), circa 1775. A horizontal oval view of two adult owls preside over four baby owls in a nest on top of a red brick wall or chimney.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust along with the house, its grounds, and the rest of contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.
Credit line
Stourhead, The Hoare Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Inscribed on back of stretcher in pencil: D/745/F Inscribed on back of frame on circular paper in biro (?): D/745 Verso: Inscribed on back of frame on circular paper in biro (?): D/745
Makers and roles
William Tomkins (London c.1730 – London 1792), artist