Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724-1779) (after Thomas Gainsborough)
Charles Tomkins (London 1757 - 1823)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1757 - 1823
Materials
Paper
Measurements
467 x 340 mm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 849597
Summary
Print, mezzotint, Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724-1779) (after Thomas Gainsborough) by Charles Tomkins (London 1757 - 1823). A copy of portrait in Drawing Room at Ickworth House. Full-length, in naval uniform with cocked hat, right hand on hip, left hand holding telescope diagonally across body, left elbow resting on fluke of large anchor draped in a flag at his feet. Sea and ships in background left, foliage on right.
Provenance
Purchased in 2001 from Mr Whitworth, a cousin of the Hon David Erskine and a descendant of the Revd Lord Arthur Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1808-1894)
Makers and roles
Charles Tomkins (London 1757 - 1823), engraver after Thomas Gainsborough RA (Sudbury 1727 - London 1788), artist