Sir Herbert George Denman Croft, 9th Bt (1838-1902) as a Boy
Carl Hartman (1818-1857)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
599 x 489 mm (23 1/2 x 19 1/4 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Croft Castle, Herefordshire
NT 537606
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Herbert George Croft, 9th Bt (1838-1902) as a Boy by Carl Hartman (1818-1857), 1855. A half-length portrait of a young boy, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, short curly brown hair, wearing a pale brown jacket, pale checked buttoned waistcoat, white shirt and blue bow-tie. MP for Hereford, married Giorgina Marsh, 1865. Son of companion picture (NT 537605), father of Major Owen Croft.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Stella Isabel Bouwer, Mrs Owen Croft (b.c.1885 - 1972)
Makers and roles
Carl Hartman (1818-1857), artist