Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke and Lord Chancellor (1690 -1764)
Rev. James Wills (fl.1746 - London 1777)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1740
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151294
Summary
Oil painting on canvas. Painting of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke and Lord Chancellor (1690 -1764) by Reverend James Wills (fl.1746 – London 1777), circa 1740. Inscribed upper right Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke/ Lord Chancellor of Great Britain/ Obt 1764, Aetat. 74 and, top left, in 18th century hand: Ld Chancellor Hardwicke, Obt. 1764. Aet 74'. A three-quarter length portrait, standing to right, wearing robes of Lord High Chancellor, which he became in 1737, a paper in his left hand, his bag of office at his right, right hand extended in front of him. A similar portrait is in the Middle Temple and is inscribed with the date 1740.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905 – 1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973
Credit line
Erddig, The Yorke Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto (upper right): 'Philip Yorke, Earl of Hardwicke/ Lord Chancellor of Great Briatin/ Ob.t 1764, Aetat. 74 Recto: top left in late 18th century: Ld Chancellor Hardwicke, Ob t. Aet. 74 Recto: Label bottom centre: PHILIP YORKE, 1st EARL OF HARDWICKE, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Owner of Wimpole, Cambridge (Born 1690, died 1764), 1st cousin to Simon Yorke, then of Erddig Willes pinxit
Makers and roles
Rev. James Wills (fl.1746 - London 1777), artist
References
Erddig 1800-29 Inventory of contents of Erddig, 1800-1829, "Ld: Chancellor Hardwicke - Willes" Steegman 1957 John Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, Vol.I: North Wales, Cardiff, 1957, p.94. Erddig, Clwyd: 1995 [The National Trust] 1995, p.45