Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin & 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656-1741)
after François Harrewijn (Brussels 1700 – Brussels 1764)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1738 (date of original)
Materials
Oil on canvas, gilt, wood and metal
Measurements
1168 x 1168 mm (46 x 46 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584416
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin & 2nd Earl of Ailesbury (1656-1741), after François Harrewijn (Brussels 1700 – Brussels 1764). Inscribed in later 18th-century hand with name of Earl of Scarborough, bottom right: Richard, 2d. Viscount Lumley, 1689/Earl of Scarborough, 1690./d.1721./father of Julia Lady Conyers. A three-quarter-length portrait of an elderly man, turned to the righ, gazing at the spectator, wearing a long powdered wig, blue and gold brocade coat, the sleeves of which are visible, and peer's robes, holding an Earl's coronet in both hands; background with base of pilasters, etc. Contemporary copy; the original painting is in the possession of the present Marquess of Ailsbury at Savernake.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Credit line
Wallington, The Trevelyan Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Richard 2nd. Viscount Lumley / 1689/ Earl of Scarborough 1690 d.1721. Father of Julia Lady Conyers.
Makers and roles
after François Harrewijn (Brussels 1700 – Brussels 1764), artist