Charles Langton Massingberd (1815-1887)
Mrs E. Campbell
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1883 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
711 x 508 mm (28 x 20 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 637640
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Charles Langton Massingberd (1815-1887) by Mrs E. Campbell, signed and dated, bottom left: E Campbell 1883. A head-and-shoulders portrait, facing. Brother of Reverend Algernon Massingberd. In 1855, on the death of his nephew in South America he inherited Gunby. He married Harriet, daughter of Richard Langton, and was responsible for adding the North wing to the house in 1873.
Provenance
1944, gifted to the National Trust by Field Marshal Sir Archibald and Lady Montgomery Massingberd.
Credit line
Gunby Hall, The Montgomery-Massingberd Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Mrs E. Campbell, artist