George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford (1737-1819)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1760
Materials
Oil on canvas (oval)
Measurements
305 x 245 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932396
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), originally misidentified. Appears to be George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford, British (English) School, circa 1760. An ova half-length portrait of a young man, turned slightly to left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a grey coat and blue waistcoat with gilt buttons and edged with golf braid, white neckcloth with ruffles, powdered wig. . A pair with DUN/P/139.
Provenance
Acquired from Sotheby's by National Trust 9 May 1996, lot no. 40
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Thomas Peat (fl. 1791 - 1831), artist