Edward Heneage Dering (1826-1892), 'The Poet's Evening Walk to the Pool'
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1885 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1003 x 864 mm (39 1/2 x 34 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 343197
Caption
Rebecca Orpen was a talented amateur artist who married Marmion Edward Ferrers (1813-84) of Baddesley Clinton. She was prolific, working in both oil and watercolour, and much of her work remains in the house today. She and her husband lived at Baddesley with her aunt, Lady Chatterton and her husband, Edward Heneage Dering. They became known as ‘The Quartet’, revelling in art, history and their religion. On the death of their spouses, Rebecca and Edward Dering were married.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Edward Heneage Dering (1826-1892), 'The Poet's Evening Walk to the Pool' by Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1830 – 1923), signed and dated 1885 and inscribed. A full-length portrait, standing in a forest clearing by a pond, left elbow resting against a tree, wearing ... (what is under left hand? Beads with crucifix?); a female figure is walking on the far bank of the pond. Coat of arms top left. Built service wing at Baddesley Clinton. He married, firstly, in 1859, Georgiana, Lady Chatterton (1806-1876), the widow of Sir William Chatterton (1794-1855) and,secondly, in 1885, Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen, Mrs Marmion Edward Ferrers (1830-1923).
Provenance
Acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980
Credit line
Baddesley Clinton, The Ferrers Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980)
Makers and roles
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923), artist