The Hon. Henry Curzon, later Admiral, The Hon. Henry Curzon (1765-1846)
William Hamilton RA (Chelsea 1751 - London 1801)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1787 (inscribed)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
737 x 610 mm (29 x 24 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108776
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Hon. Henry Curzon, later Admiral, The Hon. Henry Curzon (1765-1846) by William Hamilton RA (Chelsea 1751 – London 1801), signed and inscribed, bottom right: The Hon. Henry Curzon. 1787. A three-quarter-length portrait of a young man, in naval uniform, turned to left gazing at the spectator. His right hand resting on the hilt of his sword, his left hand tucked high into his waistcoat. Cloudy sky background. Son of the 1st Lord Scarsdale. William Hamilton’s forte was narrative and decorative painting rather than portraiture, but the Curzons clearly turned to him for everything. Henry was the fifth son of the lst Baron Scarsdale and rose to become an admiral.
Provenance
Recorded in the Wardrobe Catalogue, circa 1787; bought with part of the contents of Kedleston with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1986 when the house and park were given to the National Trust by Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000)
Credit line
Kedleston Hall, The Scarsdale Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1987)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: The Hon. Henry Curzon 1787 (inscription, painted, bottom rhs of canvas, gold text) Verso: Canvas stamped behind with ? under UK crown and 138(?) beneath. Verso: Inscribed in pencil on back of frame: No 8 State Dressing Room
Makers and roles
William Hamilton RA (Chelsea 1751 - London 1801), publisher