Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) (1304-1374)
French School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
711 x 502 mm (28 x 19 3/4 in)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851990
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) (1304-1374), French School, 19th century. Inscribed upper right: Petrarque. A half-length imaginary portrait of the Arezzo-born Italian poet and scholar, turned to left, profile, dressed in black, wearing a red cap.
Provenance
Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol by 1837 (possibly acquired in Paris); purchased by National Trust at Sotheby's sale of the contents of The East Wing, Ickworth, Suffolk, on 11-12 June 1996 (A499)
Credit line
Ickworth, The Bristol Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1956)
Makers and roles
French School, artist Italian School, artist