Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Bt MP (1787-1871), his Wife Lydia Elizabeth Hoare (1786-1856) and their Son, later Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1809-1898)
Henry Singleton RA (London 1766 - London 1839)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1812
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
610 x 483 mm (24 x 19 in)
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Killerton, Devon
NT 922311
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Bt MP (1787-1871), his Wife Lydia Elizabeth Hoare (1786-1856) and their Son, later Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (1809-1898) by Henry Singleton (1766-1839), circa 1812. Interior setting, of the family, all full length, at a piano with a pet dog to the left. On the left is a marble fireplace with Ionic pillar and Greek vase on mantlepiece. In front of it is a black dog being hugged by a young child who is turned to the right. The child is wearing a long white dress. A young man stands centre, looking at some music on a paino, turning the pages with his left hand whilst his right hand holds the back of a chair on which a young woman sits, playing the piano wearing a long red dress with short sleeves. Sir Thomas Acland, 10th Bt was the son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Bt (1752-1794) and Henrietta Hoare (d.1841), in 1808 he married Lydia Elizabeth Hoare (1786-1856) the daughter of Henry Hoare (1750-1820) and Lydia Henrietta Mallortie. Their son married (i) in 1841 Mary Mordaunt (d.1851) and (ii) in 1892 Mary Erskine (d. 1892) and became a politician and educational reformer. Interior setting, on the left a marble fireplace with Ionic pillar and Greek vase on mantlepiece. To the right is a black dog being hugged by a young child who is turned to the left. The child is wearing a long white dress. A young man stands centre, looking at some music on a paino, turning the pages with his left hand whilst his right hand holds the back of a chair on which a young woman sits, playing the piano wearing a long red dress with short sleeves.
Provenance
Acquired from Sir John Dyke Acland, 16th Bt from Sprydon , 2001
Credit line
Killerton, The Acland Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Henry Singleton RA (London 1766 - London 1839), artist
References
Killerton House, Devon, 2003 [The National Trust], 2000 revised 2003, p.3. "Drawing Room Portrait of Sir Thomas Acland, 10th Bt, Lady Acland and their son by Singleton. Ladty Acland is [playing the piano displayed in the Drawing Room."