Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell (c, 1685 - 1755)
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1710 - 1720
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1245 x 991 mm (49 x 39 in)
Order this imageCollection
Hinton Ampner, Hampshire
NT 1530085
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell (c, 1685 - 1755) by Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1656/9 – London 1743), circa 1710/20. Unlike the more informal portrait of his brother, he shown in his peer's robes.
Full description
Oil painting on canvas, Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell (c, 1685 - 1755) by Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1656/9 – London 1743), circa 1710/20. Unlike the more informal portrait of his brother, he shown in his peer's robes. Ralph Dutton inherited paintings of both the 3rd and 4th Baron Stawell (inv.1530085 and 153006) and thought they depicted an earlier generation from the Stawell family. Comparison with other works by Michael Dahl, a fashionable Swedish artist working in England, suggests they were painted when these brothers were 20 to 30 years old. William died without a surviving male heir passing the title to younger brother Edward.
Provenance
By descent, survived but suffered from 1960 fire; bequeathed by Ralph Dutton, 8th Lord Sherborne (1898–1985)
Credit line
Hinton Ampner, The Ralph Dutton Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743)