Matthew Prior (1644 – 1721)
after Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan 1659 – Paris 1743)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1730 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
902 x 711 mm (35 1/2 x 28 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851768
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), Matthew Prior (1644 – 1721), after Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan 1659 – Paris 1743), mid to late 18th century. An oval head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, head turned to the right, gazing to the right, wearing a hat, and an open-necked shirt under a brown jacket and holding in his left hand an upturned book (?), which is resting on a table.
Provenance
By descent to Rear Admiral Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951), on whose death valued for probate; accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury, and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Credit line
Ickworth, The Bristol Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1956)
Makers and roles
after Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan 1659 – Paris 1743), artist
References
Farrer 1908 Edmund Farrer, Portraits in Suffolk Houses (West), 1908, no. 141