Frederick William Hervey, Lord Hervey, later Earl Jermyn, and finally, 2nd Marquess of Bristol (1800-1864) and his Brother The Hon. (later Lord) George Hervey (1803-1838)
Edmund Bristow (Eton 1787 - Eton 1876)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1812 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
470 x 584 mm (18 ½ x 23 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851700
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Frederick William Hervey, Lord Hervey, later Earl Jermyn, and finally, 2nd Marquess of Bristol (1800-1864) and his brother The Hon. (later Lord) George Hervey (1803-1838) by Edmund Bristow (Eton 1787 – Eton 1876), signed and dated bottom right: E.Bristow. 1812. As boys at Eton; they are seen standing and seated respectively by a tree, each with his dog, the College Chapel in the right middle distance. The boys wear dark jackets, grey trousers and white shirts with neck-ties. The elder boy, standing at the centre, has a book under his arm; the smaller boy kneels with his left hand resting on an open book. Dark background of trees. Bristow lived at Windsor, and was patronised both by the Court and by Eton boys and tutors. He was known chiefly as an animal, sporting and landscape painter. However, he died in such complete obscurity at the age of 88 that the Art Journal, writing his obituary, could discover nothing to say about him.
Provenance
Presumably commissioned by the 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859), when still just 5th Earl, and thence by descent to the 4th Marquess (1863-1951), on whose death valued for probate: presumably commissioned by the 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859), when still just 5th Earl, and thence by descent to Rear Admiral Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951), on whose death valued for probate; accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury, and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Credit line
Ickworth, The Bristol Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1956)
Makers and roles
Edmund Bristow (Eton 1787 - Eton 1876), artist