C. E. Adye
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
737 x 610 mm (29 x 24 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230235
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, C. E. Adye, British (English) School, late 18th century. A half-length portrait of a young man, facing the spectator, wearing a light-grey coat, gold-braided red waistcoat and white cravat, seated at a table, writing on a sheet of paper supported on a large open volume.
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 possibly J. S. C. Schaak (1728-1809), artist