© The Holburne Museum
The Reverend Thelwall Carter and Family
George Stubbs
- Art Funded
- 1955
- Dimensions
- 96 x 127 cm
- Bequeathed by
- Ernest Edward Cook through The Art Fund
Provenance
Duke of St Albans; Sir Edward Mountain, Bt; E.E. Cook.
© The Holburne Museum
Duke of St Albans; Sir Edward Mountain, Bt; E.E. Cook.
Angelica Kauffman's portrait of the youthful heiress Henrietta Pulteney shows the young girl living up to her reputation as an 'indefatigable dancer' as she cavorts in a woodland setting.
George Stubbs's portrait of the Reverend Thelwall Carter depicts the stocky vicar, his wife and daughter on their Lincolnshire estate, with the church in the background. Since this is Stubbs, plenty of attention is paid to the two horses, but the people are also entirely believable as individuals.