Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885- 1947) with Lady Marjorie, Marchioness and Five of their Six Children in the Music Room
Rex Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1938 (unfinished)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 622 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
Order this imageCollection
Plas Newydd, Anglesey
NT 1175987
Caption
An oil painting by Rex Whistler of the family in the Music Room. In the painting Henry, the future 7th Marquess can be seen painting his father Charles, the 6th Marquess.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885- 1947) with Lady Marjorie, Marchioness and Five of their Six children in the Music Room by Rex (Reginald John) Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944), 1938, unfinished. The family are shown in the Music Room, with Lady Caroline (1913 - 1976) in the doorway, the future 7th Marquess, Henry (b. 1922), painting, Lady Rose (b. 1919) reading, Lady Katharine (b.1922) and Lady Mary (b. 1918) with Marjorie, the 6th Marchioness (1883 -1946) at the piano, and Charles, the 6th Marquess (1885 - 1947) is seated in an easy chair.
Makers and roles
Rex Whistler (Eltham 1905 - Normandy 1944) , artist