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Sir Thomas Lawrence (artist) British, 1769 - 1830 Lady Mary Templetown and Her Eldest Son, 1802 oil on canvas Overall: 215 x 149 cm (84 5/8 x 58 11/16 in.) framed: 246.7 x 179.1 cm (97 1/8 x 70 1/2 in.) Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1937.1.96 |
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Provenance
Painted for the sitter's husband, John, 2nd Baron (later 1st Viscount) Templetown [1771-1846], Castle Upton, County Antrim; by descent to Henry, 4th Viscount Templetown [1853-1939], Castle Upton; acquired c. 1890 by Baron Alfred Charles de Rothschild [1842-1918], London; by inheritance to his illegitimate daughter, Almina Victoria [d. 1969], Countess of Carnarvon; purchased 1923 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris), after the death of her husband, George, 5th Earl of Carnarvon; sold June 1923 to Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.; deeded December 1934 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh; gift 1937 to NGA.
[1] Rothschild provenance information provided by Michael Hall in letter dated 27 February 2002, in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
- Carnarvon, Almina Victoria, Countess of
- Duveen Brothers, Inc.
- Mellon, Andrew W.
- Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, The A.W.
- Rothschild, Alfred Charles de
- Upton, 1st Viscount Templeton, John Henry
- Upton, 2nd Viscount Templeton, Henry Montagu
- Upton, 3rd Viscount Templeton, George Frederick
- Upton, 4th Viscount Templeton, Henry Edward Montagu Dorington Clotworthy
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