William IV Blathwayt (1751-1806) and his Wife Frances Scott (d.1844) out Walking
Thomas Phillips, RA (Dudley 1770 – London 1845)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1806
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2310 x 1455
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453816
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, William IV Blathwayt (1751-1806) and his Wife Frances Scott (d.1844) out Walking, by Thomas Phillips (Dudley 1770 – London 1845), 1806. A full-length double portrait of William IV Blathwayt and his wife, Frances Scott, Mrs Blathwayt, walking in the grounds of Dyrham Park. William, on the left, wears a dark jacket over yellow-brown trousers and a white shirt, with a top hat. Frances, on the right, wears a long white dress and hat. A view of the east front of Dyrham Park can be seen in the right distance.
Provenance
Presumably acquired with Dyrham Park in 1956
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)
Makers and roles
Thomas Phillips, RA (Dudley 1770 – London 1845), artist previously catalogued as attributed to British (English) School, artist
References
Inventory and valuation of all the household furniture, linen, china, glass, books, pictures [...] the property of William Blathwayt Esqr. at his late residence Dyrham Park [...] March 1839. [March 1839]., in the Library (Drawing Room) Dyrham Park 1844 List of Valuable Pictures, Prints, &c at Dyrham House, Gloucestershire the Property of Geo: Wm. Blathwayt Esq. with nominal prices affixed to some for the purposes of Insurance only. [1844], in the Library (Drawing Room) Inventory [of] Household Furniture, China, Glass, Oil Paintings, Engravings, Books, Silver Plate [...] In the Mansion House at Dyrham Park Gloucestershire bequeathed as Heirlooms by the late Colonel George William Blathwayt who died May the 14th 1871, in the Closet adjoining (Gilt Leather Closet) Thos. Phillips 1795 Catalogue of his Works, copied from T. Phillips's original note-book, 23 September 1899, Milner Dyrham Park 1937 An Inventory and Valuation of the contents of Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire, the property of the late R. W. Blathwayt, Esq., made for the purpose of Probate duty by, Puttick & Simpson [...] January 1st 1937, on the Cedar Staircase