An Unknown Young Man in Blue
circle of Lemuel Francis Abbott (Leicestershire 1760/61 - London 1802)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire
NT 1548069
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), An Unknown Young Man in Blue, circle of Lemuel Francis Abbott (Leicestershire 1760-London 1803). A half-length portrait, wearing a blue coat with gold frogging.
Provenance
Bought June 1994; became the property of the National Trust, by donation, with all profits henceforward benefiting the houses and the charity, from Historic House Hotels Ltd and all its interests in Hartwell House and the other two Historic House Hotels, Bodysgallen Hall and Midddlethorpe Hall, in September 2008
Makers and roles
circle of Lemuel Francis Abbott (Leicestershire 1760/61 - London 1802), artist