The Cave Family of Brentry House Bristol
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1797 - 1803
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1041 x 914 mm (41 x 36 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Basildon Park, Berkshire
NT 266929
Summary
Oil painting on canvas,John Cave (1765-1842) of Brentry House, Bristol with his wife Penelope (neé Oliver) (1771-1815) and three of their children in a gilt beaded, concave frame. British (English) School. John is portrayed in the uniform of the Bristol Troop of Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry and is stood next to his wife who is seated beneath a tree, holding a baby. Two further children play at her feet with his hat. A horse and groom stand in the background, to the right.
Provenance
From Brentry House, bequeathed to the National Trust by Mrs E. K. Cave, 1975 (as of ‘The Cave Family’, by Sir Thomas Lawrence)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as by Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA (Bristol 1769 – London 1830), artist