Henry Merrick Hoare (1770-1856)
attributed to John Rising (1753 – London 1817)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1790 - 1800
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
901 x 692 mm (35 1/2 x 27 1/4 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 732198
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Henry Merrik Hoare (1770 - 1856), attributed to John Rising (1753 – London 1817). A half-length portrait of Sir Richard Hoare's fourth son, seated to right, wearing black coat, white stock and yellow waistcoat, in front of a red curtain. Inscribed later, possibly in Wavendon, with the name of the sitter on the bottom left.
Provenance
Possibly brought from Wavendon by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare 6th Bt (1865 - 1947) and Alda Weston, Lady Hoare (d. 1847) between 1894 and 1898. Given to the National Trust along with the house, its grounds, and the rest of contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.
Credit line
Stourhead, The Hoare Collection (The National Trust)
Makers and roles
attributed to John Rising (1753 – London 1817), artist