Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart, later Viscountess Bury (1921-2009), aged 4
Edmond Brock (London 1882 - London 1952)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1925
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 622 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1219972
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Lady Mairi Elizabeth Vane-Tempest-Stewart, later Viscountess Bury (1921-2009), aged 4 by Edmond Brock (London 1882– London 1952),1925. A portrait of Lady Mairi Stewart, later Lady Mairi Bury, as a child, kneeling down by a tree, her head turned to the right, looking over her left shoulder. She is dressed in white, holding a blue flower.
Provenance
Londonderry House, 1937; on loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976, then accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013.
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust in 2013)
Marks and inscriptions
On the back, on the upper member of the stretcher: L4 On the back, on the top member of the frame, in yellow paint: No 1 [and] RHPS On the back, on the top member of the frame, in white chalk: 4 On the back, on the right member of the frame, in pencil: 3 On a tablet: LADY MAIRI STEWART, Aged 4. / By EDMOND BROCK
Makers and roles
Edmond Brock (London 1882 - London 1952), artist
References
Hyde, H. Montgomery (Harford Montgomery) 1907-1989 Londonderry House and its pictures / [1937]., p.55