The Hon. Ruth Cable, Lady Benthall (1898 - 1949)
Glyn Warren Philpot RA (Clapham 1884 – Chelsea 1937)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1935 (monogrammed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
(31 x 24 1/2 in) 787 x 622 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509824
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Hon. Ruth Cable, Lady Benthall (1898 - 1949) by Glyn Warren Philpot RA (1884-1937), signed, bottom right, G.P. 1935. A three-quarter length portrait, seated, turned to the right. Short blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a black dress and sapphire jewellery.
Provenance
Commissioned by the sitter; included in the Inventory of Items on Loan To The National Trust For Benthall Hall dated 1st October 1963, page 3; bequeathed to the National Trust in the will of Michael Pickersgill Benthall (1919 – 1974).
Credit line
Benthall Hall, The Benthall Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
G.P. (monogram bottom right)
Makers and roles
Glyn Warren Philpot RA (Clapham 1884 – Chelsea 1937), artist