Sir Robert Staples, 8th Bt (1772-1832)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1800 - circa 1810
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
737 x 610 mm (29 x 24in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 216379
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Robert Staples, 8th Bt (1772-1832), British (English) School, circa 1800-10. A half-length portrait of a young man, turned slightly to the left, head turned to the right, gazing to the right, in 17th-century costume: black dress, linen lace-edged collar and red cloak over his left shoulder. He shas short curly brown hair and sideburns. There is a pillar in the background on the right and a stormy sky and distant horizon on the left.
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 1957 from William Lowry Lenox-Conyngham (1903–1957), shortly before his death, along with the other contents of Springhill
Credit line
Springhill, The Lenox-Conyngham Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Inscribed in pencil on frame: Portrait of Genl
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist