Reverend Wynter Thomas Blathwayt (1825-1909)
M. O. B. (fl.1890)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1890 (initialed and dated)
Materials
oil on canvas
Measurements
902 x 699 mm
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Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453811
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Reverend Wynter Thomas Blathwayt (1825-1909) by an unknown artist, signing their authorship of the portrait with the initials: 'M. O. B.' and dated: 1890. A half-length portrait of the rector of Dyrham church and owner of Dyrham Park, as an elderly gentleman, balding, and with a full, white beard. He is shown seated, in a dark suit, and with papers in his right hand.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961
Credit line
Dyrham Park, The Blathwayt Collection (acquired by the Ministry of Works via the National Land Fund in 1956, and transferred to the National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Lower right, in red: M.O.B. / 1890
Makers and roles
M. O. B. (fl.1890), artist Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (Auckland 1880 – 1952), artist