Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724-1779) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds)
William Silas Spanton (fl.1867-1868)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1899 - 1900
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851936
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724-1779) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) by William Silas Spanton (fl.1867-1868), 1899/1900. A three-quarter-length portrait standing before seascape with battle raging on left of picture under very dark storm clouds. He has a grey wig, tied behind. He wears a white cravat under a cream-grey waistcoat edged with gold braid, and a rich blue tunic with creamy-grey lapels and cuffs edged with gold braid. His right hand rests on his hip with sword pointing upwards. His left hand holds a partially unrolled map and rests on a cannon. On back stretcher 'From the original picture in the Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1762. Copied by W.S. Spanton in 1899-1900'.
Provenance
Evidently copied for Frederick William, 3rd Marquess of Bristol (1834-1907) (Spanton’s receipt is in the archives); inherited by his nephew, the 4th Marquess (1863-1951), on whose death, valued for probate; accepted in lieu of tax on his estate 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
William Silas Spanton (fl.1867-1868), artist after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist