Eustace Lyle Gibbs (1885 -1915)
Sir William Blake Richmond, RA (London 1842 – Keswick 1921)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1890
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
845 x 695 x 52 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 23299
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Eustace Lyle Gibbs (1885 - 1915) by Sir William Blake Richmond, RA (London 1842 – Keswick 1921), 1890. A half-length portrait as a boy, seated and wearing a sailor's suit.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust from the estate of the late George Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Lord Wraxall (1928 – 2001) with the assistance of the NHMF, Art Fund (?) and donations from members and supporters in 2002
Credit line
Tyntesfield, The Gibbs Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Namplate:EUSTACE LYLE GIBBS/ B. 10th MARCH 1885. KILLED AT YPRES FEB. 1915/ PAINTED BY W. RICHMOND 1890. Verso: On back FROST AND REED/ (STUDIOS LTD)/ BRISTOL LONDON/ CLARE STREET 41, NEW BOND ST. W.1/ ARTISTIC FRAMEMAKERS ESTABLISHED 18??/ FINE ART PUBLISHERS PICTURE REPARATION No. R2568 DATE 19/10/62. Second label on stretcher, printed DRAWING MATERIALS/ W.B. RICHMOND Esq. RA/ 6 Holland Park Road W/ FROM CHARLES ROBERSON and Co./ 99, LONGACRE, LONDON.
Makers and roles
Sir William Blake Richmond, RA (London 1842 – Keswick 1921), publisher