The Right Hon. George Grenville MP (1712-1770)
Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792) and Studio
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1767
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1260 x 990 mm
Place of origin
England.
Order this imageCollection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 486247
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Right Hon. George Grenville MP (1712-1770) by Sir Joshua Reynolds (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), circa 1767. A three-quarter-length portrait, seated, turned three-quarters to the left, and wearing his Chancellor's robes, a dull rose coat and breeches. His left arm is along a chair-arm, whilst his right hand is holding some paper on his knee. On the left-hand side are an inkstand, quill and papers, against a background of a gold-brown curtain.
Credit line
Petworth House, The Egremont Collection (acquired in lieu of tax by HM Treasury in 1956 and subsequently transferred to the National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Rt.Honble. George Grenville, 1st Lord of Treasury and Chancellor of Exchiquor (printed on the back and inscription reproduced exactly from Collins Baker)
Makers and roles
Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792) and Studio, artist