Simon Yorke III (1811-1894)
Gilbert Baldry (1876 - 1928)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1880 - circa 1890
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
660 x 610 mm (26 x 24 in)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151303
Summary
Oil painting on canvas. A painting of Simon Yorke III (1811-1894) by Gilbert Baldry (fl.c. 1880 - 1910), circa 1880 - 90. A half-length portrait, turned to left, in a brown jacket and waistcoat, white collar and black cravat. Said to be painted from a photograph taken in 1880 or 1890.
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)
Makers and roles
Gilbert Baldry (1876 - 1928), artist
References
Waterson, 1980: Merlin Waterson, The Servants' Hall. A Domestic History of Erddig, Routledge & Kegan 1980, p.5, fig.5