Edward Seymour
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1730
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 996302
Caption
This sitter has been identified by an inscription on the back of the canvas. It is not known, however, who he is, and how he relates to the family at Lacock.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Edward Seymour, English School, 1730. A head-and-shoulders oval painted portrait, to right, in white wig, green coat, red waistcoat and white stock.
Provenance
Given by Matilda Theresa Talbot (formerly Gilchrist-Clark) (1871 – 1958), who gave the Abbey, the village of Lacock and the rest of the estate to the National Trust in 1944, along with 96 of the family portraits and other pictures, in 1948
Credit line
Lacock Abbey, The Talbot Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: on back of canvas copied on lining canvas: Edwd Seymour Esqr 1730
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist