George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633-1695)
after Mary Beale (Barrow 1633 – London 1699)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1675 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
Order this imageCollection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1298253
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633-1695), after Mary Beale (1633-1699). A three-quarter-length portrait, seated to left, wearing a brown/pink cloak/robes, long curled wig and jabot, his left arm resting on the arm of the chair, his right hand inside his cloak. He was created Earl (1679) and then Marquess of Halifax (1682). He was a supporter of Monmouth against King James II, and then Chairman of the Lords who invited William and Mary to England. The revolution is said to have borne the character of the large but cautious mind of Halifax.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874 - 1958) to the National Trust with the house, gardens and contents of Tatton Park
Credit line
Tatton Park, The Egerton Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
after Mary Beale (Barrow 1633 – London 1699), artist
References
Ingamells, 2009: John Ingamells, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2009, p.108-9