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Portrait of the Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone (1809-1898)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In his advanced years, William Ewart Gladstone, the great British statesman who served four times as Prime Minister, frequently sat for portraits and for photographs, many of which are discussed by T. Wemyss Reid in "Mr. Gladstone and his Portraits," The Magazine of Art, London, September 23, 1890.
Herbert shows him bust-length, turned slightly to the right, wearing a black frock coat and waistcoat, white shirt with raised collar and black knotted stock. He is seated in a red chair against a dark green ground. The artist's inscription notes that the picture was executed at the subject's residence, Hawarden Castle, near Chester.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1909 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/1/1944 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; coated |
| 4/3/1956 | Treatment | mounted; coated |
Geographies
United Kingdom, Wales, Hawarden (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 26 9/16 x W: 20 1/4 in. (67.5 x 51.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1909
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.67