Thomas_Lawrence,_Charles_William_(Vane-)Stewart,_Later_3rd_Marquess_of_Londonderry,_1812,_oil_on_canvas,_National_Portrait_Gallery,_London.jpg
Summary
Thomas Lawrence : Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q312096
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Title |
Portrait of Lieutenant General the Hon. Sir Charles Stewart, K.B., in hussar uniform (1778-1854)
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
Lieutenant General the Hon. Charles William (Vane-)Stewart (later 3rd Marquess of Londonderry) in hussar uniform, wearing the Army Gold Medal which he was awarded in 1810 for the Battle of Talavera , and the Star and Ribbon of the Order of the Bath . There are two versions of this portrait, the "Camden version" (this painting) and the "Londonderry version" (now in the National Gallery, London). The Londonderry version shows less of the figure, while the Camden version is inscribed "Thos. Lawrence Pinx. 1812" on the edge of the cloak and has the star and ribbon of the Bath which Stewart received in 1813 (added later, with underpainting now showing through the ribbon). There is some confusion in the literature about which version of the painting is the one being referred to (especially since Stewart sat for Lawrence for different portraits painted in 1811 and 1818). It was probably the Camden version which was exhibited at the RA in 1813, the Londonderry version being painted afterwards. |
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Depicted people | Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1812
date QS:P571,+1812-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 143.5 cm (56.4 in); width: 118 cm (46.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,143.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,118U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q238587
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Current location |
Primary Collection; Room 17
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Accession number |
NPG 6171
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Object history |
1812: commissioned by the 1st Marquess Camden
1954: in collection of the 5th Marquess Camden
1989: in collection of a private collector (possibly the 6th Marquess Camden)
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Exhibition history |
Royal Academy summer exhibition , Somerset House , 1813 , cat. no. 159, as Lieut.-General Sir Charles Stewart Old Masters Exhibition , British Institution , 1833 , cat. no. 25, as Lieut.-General Sir Charles Stewart Old Masters from Houses in Kent , Tower House, Canterbury , 1937, cat. no. 57, as Lieut.-General Sir Charles Stewart Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. , Brighton Art Gallery, 1951, cat. no. 20 Thomas Lawrence: Regency Power and Brilliance , National Portrait Gallery , 21 October 2010–23 January 2011 Thomas Lawrence: Regency Power and Brilliance , Yale Center for British Art , New Haven , 24 February 2011–5 June 2011 |
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Credit line | Purchased with help from The Art Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions |
Signature recto lower right, on the edge of the cloak:
Thos. Lawrence Pinx. 1812
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References |
Sutherland-Gower, Lord Ronald (1900) Sir Thomas Lawrence , p. 161 Armstrong, Sir Walter (1913) Lawrence , p. 47 Garlick, Kenneth (1954) Sir Thomas Lawrence , English master painters, London : Routledge & Paul, p. 58; reproduced plate 72 OCLC : 1209569 . Garlick, Kenneth (1964). "A catalogue of the paintings, drawings and pastels of Sir Thomas Lawrence". The Walpole Society 39 : 131. Garlick, Kenneth (1989) Sir Thomas Lawrence: A Complete Catalogue of the Oil Paintings , Washington Square, N.Y.: New York University Press, no. 509(b) , pp. 228−229 ISBN : 9780814730225 . Saywell, David; Jacob Simon (January 2004) Complete Illustrated Catalogue: National Portrait Gallery, London , London : National Portrait Gallery, p. 387 ISBN : 9781903942000 . Holmes, Richard (21 October 2010) Thomas Lawrence Portraits , London : National Portrait Gallery, p. 53 ISBN : 9781855144309 . |
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Source/Photographer | National Portrait Gallery, London : Home : Info : Pic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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