John Montagu, Lord Brudenell, Later Marquess of Monthermer
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.In 1751 Lord Brudenell went on an extended Grand Tour accompanied by his tutor, Henry Lyte. In a letter to Brudenell’s father, Lyte reported on their visit to Versailles, where the Hall of Mirrors was splendidly illuminated, they saw the king and queen at play, and "Lord Brudenell wore his blue velvet for the first time." Could it be the same costume in which the young man was later portrayed by Batoni? The artist rendered the sheen of the fabric convincingly and his sitter’s features with remarkable sensitivity.
Artwork Details
- Title: John Montagu, Lord Brudenell, Later Marquess of Monthermer
- Artist: Pompeo Batoni (Italian, Lucca 1708–1787 Rome)
- Date: 1758
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: Unframed: 38 × 28 in. (96.5 × 71.1 cm)
Framed: 47 1/4 × 37 13/16 in. (120 × 96 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry, Boughton House, United Kingdom (BLHT/BH/122)
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts