The Hon. George William Hervey, later 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721-1775)
Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig 1728 – Rome 1779)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1741
Materials
Pastel on paper or vellum laid on canvas
Measurements
54 x 41.5 cm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851753
Summary
Pastel on paper or vellum laid on canvas, George William Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721-1775) by Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig 1728 – Rome 1779). 1741. Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, turned to the left, gazing to the left, wearing a white open neck shirt and blue wrap-around cloak, short brown hair. Blue grey background.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Makers and roles
Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig 1728 – Rome 1779), pastelist