Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford (1704-1790)
John Vanderbank the younger (London 1694 - London 1739)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1736 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2286 x 1321 mm (90 x 52 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1175942
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford (1704-1790) in Earl's Robes by John Vanderbank the younger (London 1694 - London 1739), signed and dated mid-left: Jon. Vanderbank. Fecit. / 1736. A full-length portrait of the 1st Earl of Guilford, father of George III's Prime Minister, Lord North, wearing Peer's robes, the three ermine dots of an earl clearly seen on his cloak. His right hand on his hip, his left resting on a table, on top of which is his coronet.
Marks and inscriptions
1736 (signed and dated)
Makers and roles
John Vanderbank the younger (London 1694 - London 1739), artist