Lucius and Montague Hare; Younger Sons of Henry Hare, 2nd Lord Coleraine of Bruce Castle

British

Bruce Castle Museum

1675-1680

Full length portraits of Lucius and Montague Hare, the young sons of Henry Hare, the 2nd Lord Coleraine, owner of Bruce Castle in the 1680s. The children are depicted with an African attendant and hound in an Italianate landscape. The painting is one of only two objects that survive from the early history of the house.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 172.5 x 131cm
• Art Fund Grant: £13125 ( Total: £25,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2002
• Vendor: Elwes & Hanham Ltd

Provenance

Henry Hare; possibly Coleraine sale of 1754; Mr Bryant circa 1837; by descent to Mr A Bryant; private collection; Blaffer Collection, Paris, 2000; Elwes & Hanham Ltd.

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