Sir John Harpur, 4th Bt (1680-1741)
attributed to Charles d'Agar (Paris 1669 - London 1723)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1723
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1240 x 1000 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290416
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir John Harpur, 4th Bt (1680-1741), attributed to Charles D'Agar (Paris 1669 – London 1723). A three-quarter-length portrait of a man, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, standing against a dark ground wearing an orange jacket with a grey drape. His left hand is tucked into his jacket and he wears a white cravat. He wears a powdered wig and has a sword at his left side.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Makers and roles
attributed to Charles d'Agar (Paris 1669 - London 1723), artist