Full Record |
| Title |
Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman |
| Alternative Title |
Portrait of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough |
| Collection |
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Artist |
Werff, Pieter van der (Dutch painter, 1665-1722)
Previously attributed to Werff, Adriaen van der (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1659-1722) |
| Date |
1709 (dated) |
| Description |
This is a fine three-quarter length portrait of a gentleman in early middle-age. He is depicted standing, with his left hand on in hip, and his right arm resting on ledge which is covered with a carpet. He sports a very long silver wig and is luxuriously attired in a coat of a pale gold colour, with a russet-coloured velvet drape. To the right of the composition, the background comprises a distant landscape. The work forms a pair with Portrait of an Unknown Woman (1945.27). |
| Current Accession Number |
BATVG:P:1945.26 |
| Subject |
portrait |
| Measurements |
43.7 x 40.6 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Given by Mrs M. H. Williams 1945. |
| Principal Exhibitions |
Bath Assembly Exhibition, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, 1948 |
| Publications |
Catalogue of Pictures: Exhibition of Pictures in the Possession of the Corporation of the City of Bath, Bath, 1948, p. 4; Wright, C., Old Master Paintings in Britain: An Index of Continental Old Master Paintings executed before c.1800 in Public Collections in the United Kingdom, London, 1976, p. 220; Sloman, S., Victoria Art Gallery: Concise Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings, Bath, 1991, p. 109. |
| Notes |
Mrs Williams of Torquay donated a number of works to the Victoria Art Gallery, including the pendant to the present work, following the death of her husband. Other objects were given to Bristol Art Gallery. |
| Rights Owner |
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Author |
Dr Susan Steer |
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