Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) in Garter Robes
John Vanderbank the younger (London 1694 - London 1739)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1736 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2286 x 1289 mm (90 x 50 3/4 in)
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Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1175945
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) in Garter Robes by John Vanderbank the younger (London 1694 - London 1739), signed and dated, top left: Jn: Vanderbank. / Fecit. 1736 Philip Earl of Chesterfield. A full-length portrait wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter and full bottomed wig, his left hand across his breast, his right hand resting on a gilt framewood rococo table on the left,on which is a plumed hat of the Order.
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Top left: Jn: Vanderbank. / Fecit. 1736 Philip Earl of Chesterfield (same hand as PLN/P/6, PLN/P/16 and PLN/P/31) Note: The "Jn:" includes a small 'o' over the colon.
Makers and roles
John Vanderbank the younger (London 1694 - London 1739), artist
References
Steegman 1957 John Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, Vol.I: North Wales, Cardiff, 1957, p.32 No.46