Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Lord Chesham (1793 – 1863)
Thomas Barber the Elder (Nottingham 1771 - Nottingham 1843)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1815
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 622 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129257
Caption
Charles Compton Cavendish was the fourth and youngest son of Lord George Augustus Henry Cavendish, Earl of Burlington (1754-1834) and Elizabeth Compton (1760-1835). He was created Baron Chesham in 1858, and married Lady Caroline Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, Marquis of Huntley. Thomas Barber had a wide practice in the Midlands and the North of England, where most of his pictures remain.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Lord Chesham (1793 – 1863) by Thomas Barber the elder (Nottingham 1771 - Nottingham 1843). A half-length portrait of the fourth and youngest son of Lord George Augustus Henry Cavendish, Earl of Burlington (1754-1834) and Elizabeth Compton (1760-1835), facing, head turned to right, wearing dark coat and white stock. He was created Baron Chesham in 1858 and married Lady Caroline Gordon, daughter of George Gordon, Marquis of Huntley.
Provenance
In Lady Louisa C. Cavendish, later Lady Egerton,Catalogue of the pictures at Hardwick Hall, 1860 and by descent 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
Thomas Barber the Elder (Nottingham 1771 - Nottingham 1843), artist