Prince Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal York (1725–1807)
Veronica Stern (Rome 1717 - Rome 1801)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
Unknown
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
105 x 85 mm
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 636742.4
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour painting on ivory, Prince Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal York (1725–1807) by Veronica Stern (Rome 1717 - Rome 1801). Half-length portrait of a man, facing, half left, with a short grey wig and flowing hair held in a black ribbon behind, in a grey jacket with gold facings and a white stock, a blue order sash and a single order. An oval brass plaque on the reverse identifying the sitter. The four miniatures, which had been given to Mr Holt by Cardinal York, were bequeathed by him to his sister, Mary Countess of Haddington, and by her to her daughter, Mary, Countess of Rothes, wife of Bennet Langton, who gave them to her second son, Peregrine Langton. - 1944 inventory
Provenance
1944, gifted to the National Trust by Field Marshal Sir Archibald and Lady Montgomery Massingberd.
Makers and roles
Veronica Stern (Rome 1717 - Rome 1801), artist