Colonel William Stewart
French School or British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1680 - circa 1690
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1219 x 953 mm (48 x 37 1/2 in)
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220973
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Colonel William Stewart, by an artist of the French or English School, circa 1680 - circa 1690. A three-quarter-length portrait of Colonel William Stewart, turned to the right, facing the viewer, wearing armour with a red sash around his waist. His right hand rests on his sword, his left hand holds forward his helmet.
Provenance
Presumably commissioned by the sitter, and thence by descent until given to the National Trust by Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) in 1976
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Makers and roles
French School or British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to British (English) School, artist