Henry Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis (2nd creation) (1703-1772)
attributed to Thomas Hudson (Devonshire 1701 – Twickenham 1779)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1740
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 622 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180931
Caption
Henry Arthur Herbert was the son of Francis Herbert, of Oakly Park near Ludlow, Shropshire; his mother, Dorothy, was the daughter of John Oldbury, a merchant of London. In 1751, at the age of forty-eight, he married the fifteen-year-old Barbara Herbert, daughter and heiress of Lord Edward Herbert. Oakly Park was his main country home until 1771, when he sold it to Robert Clive, ‘Clive of India’, and moved into Powis Castle. He enjoyed a long political career, acting at various times as Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire, Comptroller of the Household, and Treasurer of the Household.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Henry Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis (2nd creation) (1703-1772), attributed to Thomas Hudson (Devonshire 1701 – Twickenham 1779), circa 1740. A half-length portrait, in scarlet coat, within painted oval.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax and conveyed to National Trust ownership on 29th November 1963. Recorded at Powis Castle in Montgomery Collections Vol VI P.148 in 1873.
Credit line
Powis Castle, The Powis Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
1641
Makers and roles
attributed to Thomas Hudson (Devonshire 1701 – Twickenham 1779), artist
References
Steegman 1957 John Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, Vol.I: North Wales, Cardiff, 1957, no. 41