Charles C. Gorton as a Youth
Sir William Beechey (Burford 1753 - Hampstead 1839)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1773 - 1839
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 622 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Montacute House, Somerset
NT 597982
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Charles G. Gorton as a Youth by Sir William Beechey RA (Burford 1753 – Hampstead 1839). A half-length portrait of a youth, turned to the left, head turned to and gazing at spectator, dark brown hair, swept forward, wearing a high-buttoned brown jacket with a dark brown velvet collar, white stock. Dark background.
Provenance
Bequest of Captain Kerr; arrived at Montacute on the death of his widow, 26 February 1957
Makers and roles
Sir William Beechey (Burford 1753 - Hampstead 1839), artist