Adrian Drewe (1891-1917)
A. Ernest Dyer
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1915
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
216 x 159 mm (8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Castle Drogo, Devon
NT 903855
Summary
Oil painting panel (oval), Adrian Drewe (1891 - 1917) by A. Ernest Dyer, 1915. A three-quarter-length portrait of the eldest son of Julius Drewe, turned to right, facing, seated on a wooden chair with turned legs.
Provenance
Previously the property of Mary Drewe (1900-1985), elder daughter of Julius Drewe and Frances Richardson Drewe and removed from Castle Drogo in 1954 when Mary left to set up a nursery school in Exmouth. Bequeathed to the current owner by Mary Drewe, and gifted to the National Trust for Castle Drogo, 2024.
Marks and inscriptions
A.Ernest Dyer - 1915
Makers and roles
A. Ernest Dyer, artist