Edward Kinaston (d.1792)
possibly Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1757 - 1760 (sittings recorded)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151376
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Edward Kinaston (d.1792), possibly Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), inscribed, probably eroneously, on reverse: he sat to Reynolds in 1757 - recorded in Reynold's diary (See Observations), 1760. A head-and-shoulders portrait, to right, in grey coat with silver-braided waistcoat, white cravat and and grey powdered hair.
Provenance
Sittings recorded in 1760 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
Verso: Inscribed on reverse: he sat to Reynolds in 1757 [see observations] - recorded in Reynolds's diary Recto: Inscribed on a gilt tablet in black letters: EDWARD KINASTON ESQ/SIR JOSHUA[ ]
Makers and roles
possibly Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist
References
Steegman 1957 John Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, Vol.I: North Wales, Cardiff, 1957, No. 7 p.97 Mannings 2000: David Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds: A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings. The Subject Pictures catalogued by Martin Postle, New Haven & London 2000, p.295, no.1067 fig.501.