An Unknown Man, called George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (1666–1737)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1700
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire
NT 766111
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Man, called George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (1666–1737), British (English) School, circa 1700. A half-length portrait of a man, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, in a long pale-brown wig, wearing armour and a white cravat. Set against a dark ground
Provenance
Presented to the National Trust with house and grounds by Waldorf, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879 - 1952), 1942
Credit line
Cliveden, The Astor Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: on top, in yellow: George Hamilton. 1ST Earl of Orkney. Recto: GEORGE HAMILTON, / 1ST. EARL OF ORKNEY
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist