SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Susannah Harley, Countess of Oxford (1790) Oil on canvas (127 x 101) Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland To enlarge the picture, click on it and "Open in a new window" Around 1790, Lawrence painted the endearing portrait of the elderly Countess of Oxford, Susannah Archer (1728-1804), who was the daughter of the …
Tag: 18th century British painting
THE HANDSOME MARQUESS
WILLIAM HOGARTH (1697-1764) William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, later 4th Duke of Devonshire (1741) Oil on canvas (76 x 63 cm) Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, USA To enlarge the image, right-click on it and “Open in a new tab” William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720 – 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess …
A dashing war hero
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792) General Sir Banastre Tarleton (1782) National Gallery, London Oil on canvas (236 x 145 cm) (To enlarge the picture, right click on it and chose "Open in a new window") The man portrayed here was considered by his countrymen as a dashing war hero, while his former enemies, the American rebels, …
Handsome Jack
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792) Captain John Hayes St. Leger (1778) Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain Oil on canvas (240 x 147 cm) (To enlarge the picture, right click on it and chose "Open in a new tab") John Hayes St. Leger (1756-1800) was a famous rake of the late 18th century. He was the son …
A Welsh fop
FRANCIS COTES (1726-1770) Richard Myddleton MP (c. 1760=65) Oil on canvas (127 x 101 cm) National Museum of Wales (To enlarge the image, right-click on it and choose "Open in a new tab") Richard Myddelton (1726-1795) could well be considered the quintessential MP, as he did not do anything at all, mind you MPs in …
A dashing Guards officer
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792) Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1782) Oil on canvas (238 x 145 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and choose "Open in a new tab" Painted in 1782, this is one of Reynolds' finest works. He devoted an exceptionally large number of sittings …
A triple portrait
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792) The Honourable Henry Fane with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair (1762) Oil on canvas (254 x 360 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Joshua was the seventh child of Samuel Reynolds, a schoolmaster, and his wife, Teophila Potter. He would have received a sound classical education under his father who …
A classical landscape
JOHN WOOTTON (1682-1764) A classical landscape with gypsies (1748) Oil on canvas (140 x 130 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and choose "Open in a new tab" Born in Snitterfield (Warwickshire) circa 1682, John Wootton is best remembered as a pioneer in the painting of sporting …
A Georgian Beauty
GEORGE ROMNEY (1734-1802) Lady Elizabeth Stanley, Countess of Derby (1778) Oil on canvas (127 x 102 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and choose "Open in a new tab" Romney received little formal education, having left school at an early age to train with his father, …
The arrogant admiral
FRANCIS COTES (1726-1770) Admiral Harry Paulet, Sixth Duke of Bolton (1765) Oil on canvas (127 x 102 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and choose "Open in a new tab" The son of a prominent apothecary and the older brother of Samuel Cotes, the miniaturist, Francis …
Old Masters 