Picture Frame
1766 (made)
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This elegant picture frame is carved with fine ornament in the neo-classical style that was coming into fashion in Britain in the 1760s. The portrait, of Edward Howard, 2nd son of the Hon. Philip Howard by the Italian painter Pompeo Batoni, is one of several 'grand tour' portraits of aristocratic young British men, painted during their years of travel and education on the continent. The frame is carved with a medallion showing Minerva, the goddess of Wisdom and Cupid. The style of ornament suggests that the frame may have come from the London workshop of the furniture maker John Linnell who is known to have supplied furniture to another branch of the family at Castle Howard in Yorkshire.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gilded wood |
| Brief description | Rectangular giltwood picture frame, in portrait format, the frame carved with neo-classical motifs, including fluting, swags of laurel and a cresting with an oval panel carved with Minerva and Cupid, containing a portrait of Edward Howard by Pompeo Batoni. |
| Physical description | Rectangular giltwood picture frame, in portrait format, the frame carved with neo-classical motifs, including fluting, swags of laurel and a cresting with an oval panel carved with Minerva and Cupid. The frame contains an oil portrait of Edward Howard by Pompeo Batoni. |
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| Summary | This elegant picture frame is carved with fine ornament in the neo-classical style that was coming into fashion in Britain in the 1760s. The portrait, of Edward Howard, 2nd son of the Hon. Philip Howard by the Italian painter Pompeo Batoni, is one of several 'grand tour' portraits of aristocratic young British men, painted during their years of travel and education on the continent. The frame is carved with a medallion showing Minerva, the goddess of Wisdom and Cupid. The style of ornament suggests that the frame may have come from the London workshop of the furniture maker John Linnell who is known to have supplied furniture to another branch of the family at Castle Howard in Yorkshire. |
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| Accession number | W.36:2-1949 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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