Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt (1757-1847) Archbishop of York
Thomas Phillips, RA (Dudley 1770 – London 1845)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1813 - 1820
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1029 x 902 mm (40 1/2 x 35 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653228
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt (1757-1847), Archbishop of York by Thomas Phillips, RA (Dudley 1770 – London 1845), or possibly John Jackson, RA (Lastingham, Yorks 1778 – London 1831), circa 1813 - 20. A half-length portrait of a mature man, turned to the left, gazing to the left, dressed in grey clerical wig, black coat, and white stock.
Provenance
Given by Colonel W. Vernon Harcourt (the sitter's great-great grandson) to the National Trust, circa 1980/1
Credit line
Sudbury Hall, The Vernon Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1967)
Makers and roles
Thomas Phillips, RA (Dudley 1770 – London 1845), artist previously catalogued as attributed to John Hoppner, RA (London 1758 – London 1810), artist possibly John Jackson, RA (Lastingham, Yorks 1778 – London 1831), artist