Thomas I Hunt of Mollington
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884984
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Thomas I Hunt of Mollington, English School, 18th century after late 17th century. A half-length portrait, in painted oval, slightly to the right, wearing a brown cloak, wearing a white lace stock and long brown wig.
Provenance
By descent, through the marriage of the sitter's son, Thomas II Hunt, with Mary Vere Roberts in 1719; by descent until given by Gerald, 7th Viscount Clifden (1883-1966), with the transfer of the house to the National Trust in 1953
Credit line
Lanhydrock, The Robartes Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Label on back of frame: No. 11
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as by Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist