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He stands holding a tricorn hat in his left hand.
Double Portrait of Henry and Mary Styleman by Johann Zoffany, 1780 - 1783
© Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Details
- Category:
- Portrait
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas Dimensions: 182 x 259 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £300,000 ( Total: £1,400,000; Tax remission)
- Acquired in:
- 2000
- Vendor:
- Simon Dickinson Ltd
She wears a scarlet riding habit, with her left arm resting on the head of a light bay horse, a dark horse stands behind with a groom. Dogs in the foreground. To the right distance, a mounted groom leads a horse. Work by Zoffany, Gilpin and Farington.
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Provenance
Commissioned by Henry Styleman on his marriage 1780 to Mary Gregg. By descent through Styleman L'Strange family to Bernard L'Strange. Sold through Leger Gallery, London to Lady Ann Thompson, descendant of L'Estrange family & mother of present vendor.
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