Philip Yorke II (1849-1922), as Mayor of Wrexham
William Haydon Fuge (fl.1849 - 1866)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1897 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 615 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/4 in)
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151384
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Philip Yorke II (1849-1922), as Mayor of Wrexham by William Haydon Fuge (Somerset c. 1818- 1892), signed [J. FUG (O) ?] and dated 1897 [?2]. A half-length portrait, to left, wearing chain of office of the Mayor of Wrexham.
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: 1879 (signed and dated, bottom right)
Makers and roles
William Haydon Fuge (fl.1849 - 1866), 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 17. The same [Philip Yorke, 5th of Erddig 1849-1922). Anon. 1897. H. and s.; as Mayor of Wrexham."