Charles Talbot, 12th Earl and 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, K.G. (1660-1718)
after Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1715
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1257 x 1003 mm (49 1/2 x 39 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 996323
Caption
In 1680 it was reported by the Dowager Countess of Sunderland that, at the age of twenty, the Duke had a ‘blemish on one eye, that ‘tis offensive to look upon it’, which was removed. Although his eyesight was saved, he wore an eyepatch, but this does not appear in known portraits. Charles Talbot was the first son of Francis, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury (c.1623 – 1668) and his second wife, Anna Maria (1642 – 1702). He was the first godchild of Charles II following the Restoration, and on the death on his parents he succeeded to the Earldom, and was placed under the guardianship of, amongst others, Sir John Talbot of Lacock. The sculpture in the background
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Charles Talbot, Duke & 12th Earl of Shrewsbury (1660-1718), K.G., studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt. (Lübeck 1646/9 - London 1723), circa 1715. A three-quarter-length portrait, slightly right, in a long wig; wears a brown coat, lace cravat, and Order of Garter, Household key attached to belt, and holding Chamberlain's wand in his right hand; to the right a coronet resting on a balustrade, with a grisaille behind.
Provenance
Given by Matilda Theresa Talbot (formerly Gilchrist-Clark) (1871 – 1958), who gave the Abbey, the village of Lacock and the rest of the estate to the National Trust in 1944, along with 96 of the family portraits and other pictures, in 1948
Credit line
Lacock Abbey, The Talbot Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed front (in a later hand): Charles Talbot / Duke of Shrewsbury / married Adelida daughter / of the Marquie Paliotti / of Bologna died 1718
Makers and roles
after Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist school of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist