An Unknown Man
Thomas Murray (Scotland 1663 – London 1735)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1702 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1015 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Treasurer's House, North Yorkshire
NT 593135
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Man by Thomas Murray (Scotland 1663 – London 1734), signed and dated 'T Murray P 1702'. A three-quarter-length portrait of a young man, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a long wig and blue cloak; his right hand in his cloak and his left on his hip.
Full description
Described in 1909 guidebook and early 20thc inventories as the Duke of Argyll by Kneller
Provenance
Queens room (GT Hall 1908-1910; Q rm 1922-75;PVR 1975-90); gift of Francis 'Frank' William Green FSA (1861-1954) in 1930
Credit line
Treasurer’s House, York, The Frank Green Gift (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
T Murray P 1702 (signed and dated)
Makers and roles
Thomas Murray (Scotland 1663 – London 1735), artist