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