Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Lord Penrhyn of Llandegai (1800-86)
Sir Hubert von Herkomer, CVO, RA (Waal 1849 – Budleigh Salterton 1914)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1881
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1260 x 890 mm
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420361
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Hubert von Herkomer, CVO, RA (Waal 1849 – Budleigh Salterton 1914), 1881. A three-quarter-length portrait, to left, with grey hair and beard. Initial sittings in Breakfast Room. See P/68. This portrait was thought to be a `most unpleasing likeness' by Lord Penrhyn's family, and Herkomer was also unhappy with it. The initial sittings were conducted at Penrhyn, in the Breakfast Room, and the portrait was completed in London. Lord Penrhyn used to say that it would come to be known as 'Portrait of a miserable old man'. See also NT 1421758.
Provenance
accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust in 2017
Credit line
Penrhyn Castle, The Douglas Pennant Collection
Makers and roles
Sir Hubert von Herkomer, CVO, RA (Waal 1849 – Budleigh Salterton 1914), artist