William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (1704-1793)
attributed to Jeremiah Davison (c.1695 - 1745)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1743 - circa 1750
Materials
Oil on canvas (oval)
Measurements
686 x 584 mm (27 x 23 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129192
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (1704-1793), attributed to Jeremiah Davison (Scotland c.1695 – London after 1750) or George Knapton (London 1698 – Kensington 1778), circa 1743/50. Oval, half-length portrait, turned slightly to the left, gazing at spectator, wearing oriental costume, composed of a red tunic, blue cloak edged with white fur and a red and white turban.
Provenance
In Agar-Ellis 1817 catalogue of Hardwick Hall; thence by inheritance until, following the death of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895 - 1950), Hardwick Hall and its contents were accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of death duties and transferred to the National Trust, in 1959
Credit line
Hardwick Hall, The Devonshire Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
mid-left in same place and script as HHE/P/97, 99 and 104 Wm. Earl of Bessborough
Makers and roles
attributed to Jeremiah Davison (c.1695 - 1745), artist previously catalogued as attributed to George Knapton (London 1698 - London 1778), artist