Captain William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson-Armstrong, later 1st Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1863-1941), in the uniform of the Northumberland Hussars
Thomas Bowman Garvie (Morpeth 1859 - 1944)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1901 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
770 x 620 mm
Place of origin
Northumberland
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230259
Caption
This portrait of William Watson-Armstrong was painted in 1901, shortly after he inherited Cragside on the death of his great-uncle, Lord Armstrong (1810–1900), but before he was created Lord Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside in 1903. He is shown in the uniform of the Northumberland Hussars.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Captain William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson-Armstrong, later 1st Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1863-1941), in the uniform of the Northumberland Hussars, by Thomas Bowman Garvie (Morpeth 1859 – Northumberland 1934), signed and dated, bottom right: T. B. GARVIE 1901. An equestrian portrait of Captain Armstrong, mounted on a charger in a landscape, turned to the left.
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)
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right: T. B. GARVIE / 1901
Makers and roles
Thomas Bowman Garvie (Morpeth 1859 - 1944), artist