Captain, The. Hon. Charles Henry Cust (1813-1875)
Christopher Moore (Dublin 1787 - Dublin 1863)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1832
Materials
Plaster
Measurements
795 x 580 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151797.1
Summary
Sculpture, plaster - of Captain, The. Hon. Charles Henry Cust (1813-1875) by Christopher Moore (Dublin 1787 - Dublin 1863). The bust is modelled in the classical manner, set on a scagliola pillar (separately listed) of imitation Sienna marble. Inscribed 'C.Moore Sculp. London, 1832'. The Hon. Charles Henry Cust was born on 27 September 1813. He was the son of John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow (1779-1853) and Amelia Sophia Hume (1787/8-1814) He married Caroline Sophia Macdonald (d.1887), daughter of Ranald George Macdonald of Clanranald and Moidart and of Benbecula (1788-1873) and Lady Caroline Anne Edgcumbe (d.1824), on 8 September 1842. He was a Captain in the Royal Horse Guards and MP for North Shropshire. Child of Hon. Charles Henry Cust and Caroline Sophia Macdonald 1.Alice Marian (1845-1919) married Lt.-Col. Allan Roger Charles Porcelli-Cust Charles Henry Cust died on 23 May 1875 at age 61.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
C.Moore Sculp. London, 1832
Makers and roles
Christopher Moore (Dublin 1787 - Dublin 1863), sculptor