William Hervey (1619-1642)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1640 - 1642
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
826 x 673 mm (32 ½ x 26 ½ in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851805
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, William Hervey (1619-1642), British (English) School, 1640-1641. Inscribed 'Wm. Hervey Esq'. A half-length portrait of a man, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, wearing a brown coat, white lace shoulder collar and cuffs edged with lace. Dark background.
Provenance
Presumably commissioned by the sitter (who died unmarried and without issue), or by his father, and thence by inheritance and descent until the death of the 3rd Marquess (1834-1907), when inventoried; on the death of Frederick William, 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951), valued for probate; after which, 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)
Marks and inscriptions
Wm.Hervey Esq.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, publisher
References
Farrer 1908 Edmund Farrer, Portraits in Suffolk Houses (West), 1908, no. 110