William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850-1910)
John Ernest Breun (London 1862 - London 1921)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1896 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
990 x 1244 mm (39 x 49 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932299
Caption
Born in Newfoundland, where his father was the principal of a theological college, William Grey spent his youth as a teacher in Barbados. His lifelong interest in the work of Bible and philanthropic societies earned him the nickname ‘Good Will’. His unexpected inheritance of the Stamford title at first brought with it only an annual allowance of £8,000, but on the death of the 7th Earl’s widow in 1905, he was named as the heir to Dunham Massey and the old Booth estates in Cheshire amounting to over 8,000 acres. He was responsible for employing Compton Hall, (1905-1907), to carry out various modifications to Dunham Massey, including the remodelling of the entrance front and the Great Hall.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850 - 1910) by John Ernest Breun (London 1862 - London 1921), signed and dated lower left: J Ernest Breun 1896. A three-quarter length portrait of a man, seated turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing peer's robes, his left hand resting on an open book, his right arm on the armrest of his chair. Short brown hair, centre parting, beard and moustache. Succeeding to the title in 1890 on the death of his uncle, he was responsible for the restoration of Dunham Massey 1905 - 1907.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust with the house, estate and all the contents of Dunham Massey by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896 - 1976)
Marks and inscriptions
(labelled)
Makers and roles
John Ernest Breun (London 1862 - London 1921), artist