Sir John Harpur, 3rd Bt (c.1645-1681)
Johann Kerseboom (d. London 1708)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1665 - 1680
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1030 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290428
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir John Harpur, 3rd Bt (c.1645-1681) by Johann Kerseboom (fl.1680 - London 1708). A three-quarter-length portrait of a man, seated. He wears a long brown wig with a blue jacket and brown drape. To the right is a window through which a landscape can be seen.
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
Johann Kerseboom (d. London 1708), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Thomas Murray (Scotland 1663 – London 1735), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Charles d'Agar (Paris 1669 - London 1723), artist