Thomas Vernon MP (1724-1771)
after Thomas Gainsborough RA (Sudbury 1727 - London 1788)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1771
Materials
Watercolour on ivory, gilt metal, glass
Measurements
65 mm (Width); 95 mm (Length)54.3 g (Wt)
Order this imageCollection
Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire
NT 413874
Summary
Portrait miniature, Thomas Vernon MP (1724-1771), after Thomas Gainsborough (Sudbury 1727 - London 1788). Inscribed 'Thomas Vernon Esq, Hanbury Hall, died 1771'. A large oval portrait miniature of a man wearing a powdered wig, a blue waistcoat braided with gold, looking to proper left. After a portrait by Thomas Gainsborough (private collection; unpublished; attribution confirmed by Hugh Belsey, 2025). Thomas Vernon married Emma Cornwall, of Berrington. Mounted in gold.
Marks and inscriptions
Thomas Vernon Esq, Hanbury Hall, died 1771 (inscribed)
Makers and roles
after Thomas Gainsborough RA (Sudbury 1727 - London 1788), miniaturist