William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748–1811)
after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1768 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
740 x 620 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129254
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748–1811), after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792). Half-length portrait, to right, head facing, in brown coat with high collar.
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)
Makers and roles
after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist