William Gibbs (1790-1875), aged 48
Eugène-François-Marie-Joseph Devéria (Paris 1805 - Pau 1865)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1838 - circa 1848
Materials
Pastel on paper (oval)
Measurements
577 x 469 mm
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11712
Summary
Pastel on paper (oval), William Gibbs (1790-1875), aged 48 by Eugène-François-Marie-Joseph Devéria (Paris 1805-Pau 1865), 1839. The marriage portrait of William Gibbs aged 48 but possibly painted ten years later. Considered likely to be around 1854 - Willliam, Blanche and family often rented the Villa Montfleury in Pau for holidays (summer 2019, Susan Hayward, Tyntesfield curator).
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Eugène-François-Marie-Joseph Devéria (Paris 1805 - Pau 1865), artist