Two Children, possibly of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1672-1729)
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1710
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1870 x 1280 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129274
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Two Children, possibly of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1672-1729), studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), circa 1710. Two full-length portraits, facing, the girl by a table with her hands on a bowl containing fruit; the boy holds a bow in his right hand, his left arm by his side, a quiver containing arrows at his feet.
Provenance
in Lady Louisa Cavendish 1860 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
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), publisher