Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell

1790-1792

George Romney

Associated Names
George Romney

Artist, British, 1734 - 1802

The artwork is a portrait of a man depicted from the waist up. He is standing and looking slightly to his left. The man has light-colored hair styled back. He is wearing a bright red military coat adorned with gold epaulettes, intricate embroidery, and a prominent medal on the left side of his chest. His coat is fastened with gold buttons, and he wears a white cravat at the neck. He is holding a black tricorn hat in his left hand. The background is a blend of dark and light tones with a view of a landscape, showing some buildings in the distance on the left side.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Timken Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 153.4 x 123.9 cm (60 3/8 x 48 3/4 in.)
    framed: 174 x 144.8 cm (68 1/2 x 57 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1960.6.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Amelia Campbell [d. 1813], wife of the sitter, Inverneill, Scotland; probably by descent in the Campbell family. Thatcher M. Adams, New York; (sale, American Art Association, New York, 14-15 January 1920, 2nd day, no. 154); (Knoedler & Co.. New York), possibly together with (John Levy Galleries, New York); purchased 26 March 1924 by William R. Timken [1866-1949], New York; [1] by inheritance to his widow, Lillian Guyer Timken [1881-1959], New York; bequest 1960 to NGA.

[1] See M. Knoedler & Co. Records, Stock Book 7, page 11, no. 149431, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.That the John Levy Galleries also had a stake in the painting, possibly acting as agent for Knoedler, is suggested by an undated précis from Levy, presumably given to Timken (now in NGA curatorial file), as well as a letter from Louisa Dresser of the Worcester Art Museum dated 31 January 1969 (NGA curatorial file) indicating Levy had sent the painting to the museum on 28 December 1923 for its consideration; the museum returned it to Levy on 15 January 1924, two months before Timken purchased it.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1966-1968.

1972

  • Styles in Portraiture, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1972, no cat.

Bibliography

1904

  • Ward, Humphry and William Roberts. Romney. 2 vols. London, 1904: 1:121-122; 2:24.

1938

  • Borenius, Tancred. English Painting in the XVIIIth Century. London, 1938: pl. 60.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 116, as Sir Archibald Campbell.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 103, repro., as Sir Archibald Campbell.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 310, repro., as Sir Archibald Campbell.

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1975: no. 514, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 355, repro., as Sir Archibald Campbell.

1992

  • Hayes, John. British Paintings of the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Centuries. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 245-247, repro. 246.

Wikidata ID

Q20179808

You may be interested in

Loading Results