Lot Essay
The sitter is probably one of the seven sons of John, 4th Earl of Strathmore (1663-1712) and his wife Lady Elizabeth Stanhope (d. 1723), daughter of the 2nd Earl of Chesterfield.
ANOTHER PROPERTY
Thomas Gibson (c. 1680-1751)
Details
Thomas Gibson (c. 1680-1751)
Portrait of a young Boy, a member of the Strathmore Family, full-length, in a red frock coat and a green embroidered dress, holding a cane and a tricorn, with a liver and white spaniel by his side in a courtyard
57 1/8 x 42in. (145.1 x 106.7cm.)
Portrait of a young Boy, a member of the Strathmore Family, full-length, in a red frock coat and a green embroidered dress, holding a cane and a tricorn, with a liver and white spaniel by his side in a courtyard
57 1/8 x 42in. (145.1 x 106.7cm.)
Provenance
The Earls of Strathmore