Thomas James Agar-Robartes, 1st Baron Robartes of Lanhydrock and Truro, MP (1808-1882)
F. R. Window
Category
Photographs
Date
4 Feb 1878
Materials
Measurements
164 x 107 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890099.2
Summary
A studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Thomas James Agar-Robartes, 1st Baron Robartes of Lanhydrock and Truro MP (1808-1882). Dated February 4,1878. He wears a dark jacket with matching waistcoat and a dark neck tie. Contained in a faded black leather bound album, embossed in diamond pattern with gold tooling and with brass clasp.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, 1883-1966, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there with his sisters, Everilda and Violet, until his death in 1966. The album is thought to have belonged to Mary Dickinson, later Viscountess Clifden, containing family photographs.
Marks and inscriptions
On mount below photograph: (printed in black) F.R. WINDOW, 63A. BAKER STREET, W. / Photographer to the Royal Family. / CABINET PORTRAIT.
Makers and roles
F. R. Window, manufacturer