An Unknown Gentleman, formerly identified as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722)
manner of Sir John Baptist de Medina (Brussels 1659 - Edinburgh 1710)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1729
Materials
Oil on canvas (oval)
Measurements
740 x 625 mm
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 959511
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), An Unknown Gentleman, formerly identified as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), manner of Sir John Baptist de Medina (Brussels 1659 - Edinburgh 1710), early 18th century. A half-length oval portrait of a gentleman, said to be the Duke of Marlborough in armour.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust by private treaty sale from Lord St Oswald in 2010
Credit line
Nostell Priory, The St Oswald Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
manner of Sir John Baptist de Medina (Brussels 1659 - Edinburgh 1710), artist previously catalogued as follower of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist
References
Brockwell 1915 Maurice Walter Brockwell, Catalogue of the Pictures and Other Works of Art in the Collection of Lord St Oswald at Nostell Priory, London 1915, cat. no. 232