Two chairs

William Hallett (circa 1707-1781)

Temple Newsam House

1735

Two upholstered chairs with carved woodwork and claw feet. They are from a suite of 18 chairs and 2 sofas supplied to Arthur 6th Viscount Irwin, apparently for the London house in Grosvenor Square. Within a year they had been sent to Temple Newsam. They are the earliest documented work by William Hallett. The upholstery is not original.

• Medium: walnut
• Dimensions: 102 x 63cm
• Art Fund Grant: £10000 ( Total: £60,000; Export stopped)
• ArtFunded in: 2002
• Vendor: Gurr-Johns Ltd

Provenance

Supplied to Viscount Irwin's London house, 1735; removed to Temple Newsam circa 1736; Frank Partridge, 1922; Hall family of Longford Hall, Shropshire; sold August 1998; Messrs Gurr Johns.

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