Edward Heneage Dering (1826-1892) in the grounds of Baddesley Clinton
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1880 - 1889
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
540 x 370 mm
Order this imageCollection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 343302
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 panel, Edward Heneage Dering (1826 - 1892) in the grounds of Baddesley Clinton, by Rebecca Dulcibella Ferrers Orpen, later Mrs Edward Dering (1830 – 1923), Signed, inscribed, dated 188..? A full-length portrait of the artist's second husband who stands at the edge of a pool to the left, leaning casually against the trunk of a tree to the right with his left elbow. A creeper with pink flowers winds around the base of the tree. The subject wears a black velvet jacket, waistcoat and plus fours with black stockings and shoes. He holds a hat with a white plume in his right hand which he rests against his right hip. With his left hand, he toys with a gold chain that is pinned to his waistcoat. He has striking red hair and a full beard and looks out of the picture plane towards the left. A grassy landscape with mature trees in full leaf can be seen in the background. Built service wing at Baddesley Clinton. Married (i) in 1859, Georgiana, Lady Chatterton (1806-1876) the widow of Sir William Chatterton (1794-1855) and (ii) in 1885, Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen, Mrs Marmion Edward Ferrers (1830-1923)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: On back is written 'Jennings of Solihull'.
Makers and roles
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923), artist