'The Rapacious Steward or The Unfortunate Tenant' ,after William Redmore Bigg
Haveill Gillbank (fl. c.1799 - 1817)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1800 - 1801
Materials
paper and giltwood
Measurements
580 mm (H)710 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246623.2
Summary
'A coloured print of 'The Rapacious Steward' or 'The Unfortunate Tenant' by Henry Gillbank, after William Redmore Bigg RA. One of a pair set in giltwood frames.
Full description
This narrative painting depicts a scene of conflict, likely a dispute between a landlord's steward and a tenant farmer, The original oil painting is part of the Paul Mellor Collection at the Yale Centre for British Art.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey pictures, drawings etc., Mrs Greville's Bedroom, page 140.
Marks and inscriptions
W.R. Bigg pinxt / H. Gillbank scul / The Rapacious Steward or Unfortunate Tenant / L'Intendant des rentes Aride ou Le Fermier Malheureux (printed on front)
Makers and roles
Haveill Gillbank (fl. c.1799 - 1817), engraver (printmaker) William Redmore Bigg (Felsted 1755 – London 1828), original artist James Daniell (fl. c.1780 - 1820), engraver and publisher