Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC (1799-1869) (after Sir Francis Grant)
Jane Hawkins (1841-1904)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1859 (after)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
864 x 610 mm (34 x 24 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428976
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, KG, PC (1799-1869) (after Sir Francis Grant) by Jane Hawkins (1841-1904). A full-length portrait, standing, right hand on table next to red dispatch box. In left hand he holds a monocle, which hangs from his neck. Black coat, grey trousers, light grey waistcoat and gold watch chain with two silver keys on it. To his left, side chair with blue book and papers. See NT 428979. The original picture, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1859, is still at Knowsley Hall.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Hughenden Manor by the Disraelian Society in 1947
Credit line
Hughenden Manor, The Disraeli Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Label 'Edward Geoffrey 14th Earl of Derby painted by Jane Hawkins after Sir Francis Grant P./R.A.' - in another hand - 'The Earl of Derby by Jane Hawkins after Sir Francis Grant P.R.A. (147)'
Makers and roles
Jane Hawkins (1841-1904), artist after Sir Francis Grant PRA (Kilgraston 1803 - Melton Mowbray 1878), artist