Lieutenant-General Richard Onslow (c. 1697-1760)
manner of Hans Hysing (Stockholm 1678 – London 1753)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1750 - 1760
Materials
Oil on canvas in frame.
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
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Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1441503
Summary
[Saved] Oil painting on canvas, Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Onslow (c. 1697-1760) in the manner of Hans Hysing (Stockholm 1678 – London 1753). Three-quarter-length portrait of a man, standing, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, holding the hilt of his sword with his left hand and gesturing to the left with his right hand, powdered shoulder-length wig, and wearing a breastplate over a red waistcoat and under a dark green coat. A helmet sits on a table on the left. Sir Richard was the younger son of Foote Onslow (1655-1710) and Susannah Anlaby (d.1715). He was the younger brother of Rt Hon Arthur Onslow (1691-1768), Speaker of the House of Commons. He was MP for Guildford from 1727-1760. He married Rose Bridges (d.1728) and later Pooley Walton.
Provenance
Purchased by the Ministry of Public Building and Works in 1963 from the 6th Earl, transferred to the National Trust in 1977
Marks and inscriptions
Marked.
Makers and roles
manner of Hans Hysing (Stockholm 1678 – London 1753), artist