Colonel Dr John Matthews, MP (1755-1826)
after George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness 1734 – Kendal 1802)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1904 (after)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1245 x 1005 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sizergh Castle, Cumbria
NT 998429
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Colonel Dr John Matthews of Burton, MP (1755 - 1826), after George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness 1734 – Kendal 1802), after 1904. A seated gentleman in maroon coat on red upholstered chair, with book. A copy of the original, dated 1786, at Tate Britain (NO4489). This picture and its companion are copies of pictures that were given to the nation in 1929 by Miss Winifred Bertha de La Chere in accordance with the wishes of her uncle, Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff (1826-1913). Lord Llandaff had inherited these portraits of his grandparents from his father, Henry Matthews.
Provenance
Given by Henry Hornyold Strickland (1890 – 1975) with Sizergh Castle and its estates in 1950
Makers and roles
after George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness 1734 – Kendal 1802), artist
References
Kidson 2015 Alex Kidson, George Romney: A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, Yale, 2015, Vol.II, p.388