George William Henry Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon (1854-1898)
Julian Russell Story (Walton-on-Thames 1857 - Philadelphia 1919)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1891 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2540 x 1562 mm (100 x 61 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653145
Summary
Oil painting on Canvas, George William Henry Vernon, 7th Baron Vernon (1854-1898) by Julian Russell Story (Walton-on-Thames 1857 - Philadelphia 1919), signed and dated: Julain Story 1891. A full-length portrait, standing on a grey fur rug, turned slightly to the right, gazing to the right, a crop in his right hand by his side, his left hand in his pocket, he has brown hair and a moustache, and is wearing riding clothes, consisting of dark brown cut-away jacket, fawn waistcoat, breeches and gaiters. He is standing before a monumental open fireplace, at his side on the right, is a Chippendale period dining chair with arms, behind it a basket of logs. He married Frances Margaret Lawrance in 1885. The fireplace here must be that of the Great Hall shown in its original state before the alterations which lowered the mantle-shelf, etc. Thus the shelf can be seen at its original height immediately below the Laguerre mural, the lower right hand corner of the Laguerre frame being visible [details of the mouldings and the fireplace furniture are accurate. Revived in situ by Ellison 1970.
Provenance
Acquired from 10th Lord Vernon in lieu of death-duties after the death of Francis Lawrence William Venables-Vernon, 9th Lord Vernon (1889 -1963) and transferred to the National Trust in 1967 through the National Land Fund
Credit line
Sudbury Hall, The Vernon Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1967)
Marks and inscriptions
Julian Story 1891 (signed and dated 1891) [Julian Russell Story 1857 - 1919]
Makers and roles
Julian Russell Story (Walton-on-Thames 1857 - Philadelphia 1919), artist