Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright, 4th Bt (1692-1736) or, possibly, Mr Crawley
William Aikman (Cairnie 1682 - London 1731)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1720
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2248 x 1340 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 355553
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Thomas Sebright, 4th Baronet, 1692-1736 or, possibly, Mr Crawley by William Aikman (Forfar 1682 – London 1731), circa 1720. A full-length portrait, standing in a landscape. Wearing full-bottomed wig, grey frock coat with silver buttons. White silk glove on left hand holding other glove. Under tunic in blue with brown damask braid. White cravat. knee breeches and hose, black shoes with silver buckles. Over his left shoulder is a red 'cloak' with loop. Silver-topped cane in right hand. Sebright was a Tory, but his reputation as a book collector brought him into Hobart's Whig circle. A portrait of Mr Crawley was mentioned by a visitor who saw the pictures in 1741.
Provenance
Bequeathed with the hall and contents by Philip,11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940)
Credit line
Blickling Hall, The Lothian Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
William Aikman (Cairnie 1682 - London 1731), publisher