Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet (1735-1811)
Nicolas François Dun (1764 - 1832)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
Unknown
Materials
Watercolour on ivory in velvet frame
Measurements
140 x 130 mm
Order this imageCollection
Coughton Court, Warwickshire
NT 135182
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet (1735-1811) by Nicolas François Dun (Luneville 1764 - Naples 1832). Circular. Almost half-length portrait of a man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, dressed in blue gold embroidered coat with red vest and pink sash and Orders. Incl. the senior warden's sash of the Neopolitan Order of St Janarius and St Stephen of Tuscany.
Full description
Portrait miniature, watercolour painting on ivory, Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet (1735-1811) by Nicolas François Dun (Luneville 1764 - Naples 1832). Circular. Almost half-length portrait of a man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, dressed in blue gold embroidered coat with red vest and pink sash and Orders. Incl. the senior warden's sash of the Neopolitan Order of St Janarius and St Stephen of Tuscany.
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 2006 through private treaty sale
Makers and roles
Nicolas François Dun (1764 - 1832), miniaturist