Sir Henry Crewe, 7th Bt. (1763-1819)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Watercolour on Ivory, gold, glass, velvet
Measurements
20 x 10 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290487
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, probably Sir Henry Crewe, 7th Bt. (1763-1819), British (English) School. A George III ring miniature, painted with a portrait of Sir Henry as a young man wearing a brown coat with black collar before sky.
Full description
This portrait miniature, set as ring, was recorded in the 1886 inventory of the family jewel case as a ‘Miniature ring, of Sir Henry Harpur Crewe’ (1). The sitter is most likely to be Sir Henry, 7th Baronet (1763-1819) who changed the family name from Harpur to Crewe in 1808. He is the only Sir Henry associated with both surnames (Derbyshire Record Office, D2375/H/F/2/27).
Provenance
Portrait miniature of Sir Henry Crewe, 7th Bt. set as a ring. Recorded in the 1886 inventory of the family jewel case as a ‘Miniature ring, of Sir Henry Harpur Crewe’. Thence by descent to Henry Harpur-Crewe (1921-91) and transferred with Calke Abbey and its contents to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of Capital Transfer Tax in 1985 with an endowment provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist