Captain the Hon. Ronald Henry Fulke Greville (1864-1908)
George Frederick Zink (b.London fl.1885-1915)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1890 - 1895
Materials
Watercolour on ivory, metal
Measurements
86 mm (H)72 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246546
Caption
This miniature of Mrs Greville’s husband Ronald was painted by George Fredrick Zink. It is painted in watercolour on ivory and shows Ronald as a Captain of the Life Guards. Ronald died in 1908 just before he and Mrs Greville were due to move into Polesden Lacey. Mrs Greville never re-married and was known by friends as ‘Mrs Ronnie’.
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, Captain the Hon. Ronald Henry Fulke Greville (1864-1908) by George Frederick Zink (b.London fl.1885-1915). 1890-1895. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a man facing, gazing at the spectator, in Life Guards uniform. Blue eyes, fair hair parted in the middle, fair moustache. Cloudy sky background.
Full description
Captain Ronald Greville is painted wearing the 'full dress and review order' uniform of the Household cavalry of the 1st Life Guards. He is bear-headed, facing forward. His scarlet jacket has gold shoulder cords and aiguillettes on each shoulder; the gold cross-strap has a red centre line and blue edges; the collar is upright and square at the top, collar-lace is deep and richly embroidered. The Hon Ronald Greville was the eldest son of Algernon Greville, 2nd Baron Greville and Lady Beatrice Violet, daughter of James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose and the Hon. Agnes Horsley-Beresford. He attended Rugby School, was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland before he transferred to the Life Guards. In 1891 Ronald married Margaret Helen Anderson the wealthy daughter of the brewer William McEwan. William bought the couple 11 Charles Street, as their London home, and enabled his daughter to purchase and maintain Polesden Lacey, Surrey. They were married for seventeen years, had no children, but were part of the Marlborough House set due to Captain Ronald's background, his friendship with George Keppel and his love of house. Ronald died in 1908, predeceasing his father, he is buried in St Nicholas' Church, Great Bookham close to his mother. Images 1246713, 1246734 and 1246687 are of Captain Greville in his Life Guard Uniform.
Makers and roles
George Frederick Zink (b.London fl.1885-1915), miniaturist