Philip Yorke II (1849-1922)
Louis William Desanges (Bexley 1822 - c.1887)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1900 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
648 x 495 mm (25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151301
Summary
Oil painting on canvas. Painting of Philip Yorke II (1849-1922) by Louis William Desanges (Bexley 1822 - ac. 1887), signed and dated, bottom right: L. Desanges 1900. A head-and-shoulders portrait, facing, head slightly to left, wearing a light brown jacket, head and shoulders.
Provenance
Commissioned in 1906 and thence by descent; 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: Bottom right- signed and dated: L.Desanges 1900
Makers and roles
Louis William Desanges (Bexley 1822 - c.1887), artist
References
Steegman 1957 John Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, Vol.I: North Wales, Cardiff, 1957, p.96 "PORTRAITS AT ERDDIG, WREXHAM 16. PHILIP YORKE 5th of Erddig, 1849-1922. S. of Simon Yorke (see no.14) High Sheriff of Denbighshire, 1895; Mayor of Wrexham 1896-7. L. Desanges, 1900. signed and dated. H, and s. to l.; wearing light brown jacket."