The Hon. Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809)
after George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness 1734 – Kendal 1802)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
740 x 620 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290419
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Hon. Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809), after George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness 1734 – Kendal 1802). A half-length portrait, facing, head turned to the left, gazing to the left, wearing a red jacket and a white cravat. His hair is powdered and curled. His face is three-quarter view, gainst a dark ground. Charles Greville (1749-1809) was the brother of Frances, wife of Sir Harry Harpur, 6th Bt. He is best known as a diarist and the favourite nephew of Sir William Hamilton who married his discarded mistress, Emma Hart.
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
after George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness 1734 – Kendal 1802), artist