Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome

1790

Hugh Douglas Hamilton

Associated Names
Hugh Douglas Hamilton

Artist, Irish, c. 1739 - 1808

The image shows a man standing in a full-length portrait. He is leaning on a low stone wall, with his right elbow on the wall and his left leg crossed over the right. He holds a black top hat in his right hand, resting it on the wall. The man has a calm expression, with soft eyes, a straight nose, and a small mouth. His hair is styled in a powdered fashion typical of the 18th century. He is dressed in a dark blue coat with brass buttons, a white waistcoat, tan breeches, white stockings, and black shoes with bows. He is also holding light-colored gloves in his left hand. The background includes architectural elements like a broken wall and carved stone blocks with classical motifs. In the distance, there are trees and classical buildings against a blue sky with soft clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel and gouache(?) with touches of graphite on paper mounted to canvas (on strainer/stretcher)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the 50th Anniversary Gift Committee

  • Dimensions

    overall: 95 x 68 cm (37 3/8 x 26 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.86.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 11 December 1909); (Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox Ltd., London); purchased 1991 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Art in Rome in the Eighteenth Century, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2000, no. 363, repro (Philadelphia only).

2019

  • The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1909

  • Christie's, London: 11 Dec. 1909, 3.

1990

  • Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, English Drawings, London: 10/24-11/15/90, 38 (illus. on cover).

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: supplement.

1997

  • Crookshank, Anne, and The Knight of Glin. “Some Italian Pastels by Hugh Douglas Hamilton,” Irish Arts Review Yearbook 13 (1997): 68 and fig. 5

Wikidata ID

Q64574769

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