Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and 7th Marquess of Londonderry (1878-1949)
Philip Alexius de László (Budapest 1869 – 1937)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1924 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
845 x 676 mm (33 1/4 x 26 5/8 in)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220988
Caption
The 7th Marquess is shown in court evening dress, seated on a sofa in Londonderry House, beneath Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of Viscount Castlereagh now at Mount Stewart. In this portrait he wears his ancestor's Star and Garter, set in diamonds.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and 7th Marquess of Londonderry (1878-1949) by Philip Alexius de László de Lombos (Budapest 1869 – London 1937), signed and dated 1924. A portrait of Charles, 7th Marquess of Londonderry in court evening dress, seated on a sofa beneath Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of Viscount Castlereagh, 5th Marquess of Londonderry.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009), 1976
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right: 1924 de Laszlo On the back of the painting, on the top member of the stretcher: LHPS On the back of the painting, on the top member of the stretcher: L3 On the back of the painting, on the top member of the stretcher: the label of JAMES BOURLET & SONS, Ltd / Fine Art Packers, Frame Makers, / A67354 / 17 & 18 [N]ASSAU STREET, MORTIMER STREET, W / Phones: -MUSEUM 1871 & 7588 On the back of the painting, on the top member of the stretcher: 34 x 26 ¾ On the back of the painting, on the top member of the stretcher; repeated on the left-hand member of the stretcher, and twice on the back of the canvas: a round stamp of the DOUANE CENTRALE / PARIS On the back of the canvas: PREPARED BY / D. ROBERSON & Co LTD / 98 LONG ACRE, LONDON On the back of the frame, on the left member, on a white label with blue surround, in blue ink: Lord Londonderry On the back of the frame, on the left member, in blue ink on a small, white, round label: 656 On the back of the frame, on the left member: three indecipherable small, round stamps with lettering On the back of the frame, on the left member, printed on a white label: BRISTOL. / 1927. / DICKSEE & Co. On the back of the frame, on the right member, on a white, printed label: BRISTOL. / 1928. / DICKSEE & Co; On the back of the frame, on the right member, in white chalk: L3 On the back of the frame, on the right member, on a white, square label, with a red 6-point star: 1926 [in the star] On the back of the frame, on the top member, handwritten in ink on a white label with a blue octagonal border: Collected from / The Marquis of Londonderry / Londonderry House, / Park Lane / W1 On the back of the frame, on the top member: 2525 On the back of the frame, on the top member, on a smaller, white octagonal label with a blue border: Caisse / No2 On the back of the frame, on the top member, on a printed and typed, white label: EXHIBITION DONCASTER SUMMER EXHIBITION / Title “The Right Honorable / The Marquess of Londonde[rry] K.G. / No [–] Price [–] / Name P [–] LASZLO, M.V.O., P.R.B.A. / Address [–] Fitzjohn’s Avenue. / LONDON N.W.3 / Agent C. H. WEST, / 117 FINCHLEY ROAD, LONDON, N.W. / PHONE HAMPSTEAD 465 On the back of the frame, on the top member, on a printed label: DONCASTER. / CHAS. H. WEST, 117 FINCHLEY ROAD, LONDON, N.W.3. On the back of the frame, on the top member, on a printed and typed label: WILDENSTEIN & Co. / LIMITED / Pictures / 147, New Bond Street, / London, W.1. / The Marquess of Londonderry, / Londonderry House, / Park Lane, W.1. / Phone: Mayfair 0168 Telegrams: Navild, Wesdo, London
Makers and roles
Philip Alexius de László (Budapest 1869 – 1937) , artist