An Unknown Gentleman (Mr Hawkins?)
possibly Joseph Wilson (fl.1770 - 1800)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1800
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
584 x 483 mm (23 x 19 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Montacute House, Somerset
NT 598080
Summary
Oil painting on panel, An Unknown Gentleman (Mr Hawkins?), possibly Joseph Wilson (fl.1770-1800), circa 1800. An oval portrait of a mature man, half-length, turned slightly to right, gazing at spectator, in powdered wig, wearing white silk waistcoat and black jacket with gold buttons, white stock. Three oval pastels, en suite as in similar frames, the old lady of which, has an insciption in the same hand as 'Mrs Haw [kins?/Har[bin]]', reading as Mrs Hawkins or Mrs Harbin.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Edna May Tessa Sutherland to the National Trust in 2000
Credit line
Montacute House, The Edna May Sutheland bequest (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Torn inscription [W] ilso [n]
Makers and roles
possibly Joseph Wilson (fl.1770 - 1800), artist previously catalogued as by British (English) School, artist