Captain the Hon. Ronald Henry Fulke Greville (1864-1908)
Eunice Pattison (fl.1900-1914)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1899
Materials
Watercolour on ivory, gold, enamel and pearl
Measurements
90 mm (H)95 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246518
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, Captain the Hon. Ronald Henry Fulke Greville (1864-1908) by Eunice Pattison (fl.1900-1914). 1899. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a man, turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a grey suit, light blyue waistcoat, dark blue tie with pearl pin. Blue eyes, sparse dark hair, waxed moustache, healthy complexion. Plain grey-blue background with long brown brush-strokes.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but probably originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. This item found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, miniatures and objects in the safe, page 45.
Makers and roles
Eunice Pattison (fl.1900-1914), miniaturist