Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry, MP (1739–1821)
Henry Edridge, RA (Paddington 1769 - London 1821)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1800
Materials
Watercolour heightened in pencil on paper pasted to thin card
Measurements
321 x 235 mm (12 ⅝ x 9 ¼ in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220363
Summary
Watercolour, heightened in pencil on paper, Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry, MP (1739–1821) or Alexander Stewart of Ards (1746-1791) by Henry Edridge, RA (Paddington 1769 – London 1821). A full-length portrait leaning cross legged against staircase banisters behind.
Provenance
By family descent to Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) by whom given to the National Trust in 1976
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: on the backing panel, in white: No14; upside down, in white: No20; in ink: Alexander Stewart / Father of John Vandeleur Stewart; in pencil, encircled: 3 Verso: on the top member of the frame, in pencil: 3; upside down: 14; on the left member, in pencil and encircled: 3; in pencil: Left Hand side of Breakfast Room; on the bottom member, on a round, white label: 576
Makers and roles
Henry Edridge, RA (Paddington 1769 - London 1821), artist