FDA-P.45-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.45-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
John James, 6th Earl Waldegrave
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Half-length portrait of a young man, in a blue coat, and a white waistcoat and stock, in a landscape
Comments
The second son of the 4th Earl Waldegrave, he entered Eton together with his brother, George, Lord Waldegrave. On 29th June 1794 his brother was drowned at Eton while swimming in the river and was buried in the chapel at Eton. John James then inherited the title. In May 1802, following his father, he joined the Foot Guards, and from 1812 until 1819 held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 54th Regiment of Foot. He served in the Peninsular War and in Flanders, commanding the 54th in the campaign which led to Waterloo. He died at Strawberry Hill, which had become the family home.
John Hoppner R.A. (1758-1810)
Hoppner's portrait style was indebted to Reynold's work, but this was adapted in competition with his main rivals. While the influence of Romney was advantageous, that of Lawrence was less benign. A vindictive man, he nevertheless excelled in painting children, and was the obvious choice for fifteen Eton Leaving Portraits.
The sitter was a pupil at Eton from 1773 to 1802; afterwards a Lt. Colonel in the 54th Foot Regiment and served at the Battle of Waterloo.
John Hoppner R.A. (1758-1810)
Hoppner's portrait style was indebted to Reynold's work, but this was adapted in competition with his main rivals. While the influence of Romney was advantageous, that of Lawrence was less benign. A vindictive man, he nevertheless excelled in painting children, and was the obvious choice for fifteen Eton Leaving Portraits.
The sitter was a pupil at Eton from 1773 to 1802; afterwards a Lt. Colonel in the 54th Foot Regiment and served at the Battle of Waterloo.
Description
Content (person)
Dimensions
height (sight size): 750mm
width (sight size): 620mm
height (frame): 1034mm
width (frame): 906mm
depth (frame): 103mm
width (sight size): 620mm
height (frame): 1034mm
width (frame): 906mm
depth (frame): 103mm
Inscription
I.D. label on frame
Materials & techniques note
Oil on canvas
Physical description
Carved gilt frame
Production
Person
Hoppner, John (R.A.), 1758 - 1810 (Artist)
Date
c.1802
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Commissioned by the sitter or his family; by whom presented to the Head Master at Eton College in 1802
Exhibited: 'Eton Leaving Portraits', Tate Gallery, London, April to May 1951, catalogue number 38; 'Leaving Portraits from Eton College', Dulwich Picture Gallery, 18 July to 20 October 1991, catalogue number 21; 'The New Child: British Art & the Origins of Modern Childhood, 1730-1830', University Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Berkley, 23 August to 19 November 1995
Exhibited: 'Eton Leaving Portraits', Tate Gallery, London, April to May 1951, catalogue number 38; 'Leaving Portraits from Eton College', Dulwich Picture Gallery, 18 July to 20 October 1991, catalogue number 21; 'The New Child: British Art & the Origins of Modern Childhood, 1730-1830', University Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Berkley, 23 August to 19 November 1995
References
• Cust, L., Eton College Portraits, 1910 (p.29, no.65, Plate XXII)
• Mackay, W., and Roberts, W., John Hoppner, R.A., [A catalogue Raisonne, with sixty-four plates], 1909 (p.259)
• Mackay, W., and Roberts, W., John Hoppner, R.A., [A catalogue Raisonne, with sixty-four plates], 1909 (p.259)
