The Right Hon. William McEwan MP (1827-1913)
Walter William Ouless RA (St Helier 1848 – London 1933)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1901 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas, gilt
Measurements
1238 x 984 mm (48 3/4 x 38 3/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246534
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Right Hon. William McEwan MP (1827-1913) by Walter William Ouless RA (St Helier 1848 – London 1933), signed and dated, "Walter W. Ouless 1901". A three-quarter length portrait of an elderly man, seated, wearing a dark suit and cloak with fur collar and cuffs.
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, found in the Dining Room, page 66.
Credit line
Polesden Lacey, The McEwan Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Walter W Ouless 1901 (signed and dated)
Makers and roles
Walter William Ouless RA (St Helier 1848 – London 1933), artist
