Sir Abraham Isaac Elton 4th Bt (1718-1790)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1747
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Clevedon Court, North Somerset
NT 624138
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Abraham Isaac Elton, 4th Bt (1718-1790), British (English) School, circa 1747. Inscribed: 'Abraham Isaac / Elton Esqr.' A portrait of second son of Abraham Elton, 2nd Bt (1679-1742) and Abigail Bayly as a young man, almost half-length turned to right, gazing at spectator. Pale complexion, long powdered wig, worn behind shoulders, black coat, white shirt and stock, white frills at wrist. On 26 December 1747 he married Elizabeth Read, daughter of James Read; he became a barrister in 1767 and was Town Clerk of Bristol and a Master of the Merchant Venturers; died on 5 February 1790.
Provenance
Purchased from Lady Margaret Ann Elton (1915 – 1995), 1981 with the help of grants from the V&A Purchase Fund and the NHMF
Marks and inscriptions
Top right: Inscribed in paint: Abraham Isaac / Elton Esqr.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist possibly Joseph Highmore (London 1692 – Canterbury 1780), artist