An Unknown Man in a Blue Coat
attributed to Bernard Lens III (London 1681 – Knightsbridge 1740)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
c. 1700
Materials
Watercolour on vellum, gold, pearl, human hair and wood
Measurements
48 mm (H)39 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246527
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on vellum, An Unknown Man in a Blue Coat, attributed to Bernard Lens III (London 1681 – Knightsbridge 1740), c.1700. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a man, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, wearing a blue coat and waistcoat with blue buttons and white neckcloth. Brown eyes, dark brown wig, pale face modelled heavily with blue-grey stipple.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but 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 previously exempted from duty, page 47.
Makers and roles
attributed to Bernard Lens III (London 1681 – Knightsbridge 1740), miniaturist previously catalogued as attributed to French School, miniaturist