Admiral Thomas Davers (1689-1746/7)
Enoch Seeman the younger (Gdańsk c.1694 – London 1744)
National Trust Inventory Number 851813
| Category |
Paintings |
| Date |
1700 - 1729 |
| Materials |
Oil on canvas |
| Measurements |
1240 x 1010 mm |
| Place of origin |
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Summary description
Oil painting on canvas, Admiral Thomas Davers (1689-1746/7), by Enoch Seeman the younger (Gdańsk c.1694 – London 1744). Three-quarter-length portrait of a man, gazing at the spectator, standing, wearing a blue coat, white linen cravat and cuffs and a white wig, his right hand held forward, his left hand on his gold sword hilt; seascape with ship, left background.
Provenance
From Rushbrooke, where it was listed by Edmund Farrer, 1908 (15); [...]; thence by descent to the 4th Marquess (1863-1951), on the death of the 3rd (1834-1907); after his death accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury, and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Enoch Seeman the younger (Gdańsk c.1694 – London 1744), artist
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