An Unknown Gentleman, a Member of the Vernon Family
manner of John Riley (London 1646 – London 1691)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1680 - 1690
Materials
Oil on canvas in a wooden frame
Measurements
724 x 622 mm (28 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814141
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Gentleman, a Member of the Vernon Family in the manner of John Riley London 1646 – London 1691), circa 1680-90. A painted oval half-length portrait of a mature man, turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing long pale brown wig, a brown cloak and a large white lace cravat.
Provenance
Dudmaston collection; bought from the sale at Tong Castle in the last century; given by Rachel Katherine Hamilton Russell, Lady Labouchere ( 1908 – 1996) along with the Dudmaston estate in 1978
Credit line
Dudmaston, The Labouchere Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
manner of John Riley (London 1646 – London 1691), artist