An Unknown Young Gentleman in Military Uniform
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 622 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230234
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Young Gentleman in Military Uniform, British (English) School, late 18th century. A half-length portrait of a gentleman, facing the viewer, wearing a scarlet military coat with gold frogging and a gold epaulette on his left shoulder. He rests his right arm on a table to the left, and strokes the muzzle of a small black spaniel with his right hand.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Credit line
Cragside, The Armstrong Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1977)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist