Probably Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 5th/9th Bt (1752-94)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1780 - 1790
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
761 x 628 mm (29.96 x 24.72 in )
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Killerton, Devon
NT 922295
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Probably Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 5th/9th Bt (1752-1794), British (English) School, circa 1780-90. A half-length portrait of a young man, turned to the right, head turned to the left, gazing to the left. In a short grey powdered wig and wearing a green coat buttoned high on chest, yellow waistcoat and white stock with small bow-cravat. A red curtain is draped above showing a distant landscape and cloudy sky beneath. Formerly attributed to Mather Brown (1761-1831).
Provenance
Accepted in lieu by HM Government and transferred to the National Trust in 1995
Credit line
Killerton, The Acland Collection (accepted in lieu by HM Government and transferred to The National Trust in 1995)
Marks and inscriptions
Label inscribed:: Inscribed: CAPTAIN CHARLES ACLAND / BROTHER OF 10TH BART.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Mather Brown (Boston 1761 - London 1831), artist