M90: Sir Francis Holburne, 4th Baronet
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| Museum number | M90 |
| Title | Sir Francis Holburne, 4th Baronet |
| Additional title | Sir Francis Holburne of Menstrie |
| Object type | In category: Pictures » Miniature |
| Date | Circa 1820 |
| People |
Attributed to British school - Artist(s) |
| Place of origin | Europe » Northern Europe » British Isles » Great Britain » England |
| Condition |
Good |
| Dimensions |
9.2 cm height framed 7.8 cm width framed 7.3 cm height sight 5.8 cm width sight |
| Materials & techniques |
In categories: Pictures: Medium » Paint » Watercolour Pictures: Support » Ivory |
| Description | Oval miniature on ivory: head and shoulders portrait of gentleman, head half profile to left, eyes turned to right. Short grey hair, hazel eyes, large aquiline nose. White cravat, buff waistcoat, dark blue coat. Brown-grey stippled background. Plain gilt metal frame | |||||||||
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Subject |
Portrait |
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| Notes | Little is known of the life of Sir Francis Holburne (1752-1820), the father of Sir William Holburne. The son of Admiral Francis Holburne (1704-1771) and Frances Ball, he became the fourth Baronet on the death of his cousin Alexander in 1772. After their marriage in 1786, Holburne and his wife Alice lived at Lower Sketty near Swansea. By 1801 the family had moved to Bath to a house in Lansdown Crescent, now 7 Lansdown Place West. This miniature is an example of the kind of work that might have been purchased in Bath from a middle-ranking artist. |
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| Literature |
Bayne-Powell, Robert, Catalogue of Miniatures in the Holburne Museum and Crafts Study Centre, Bath, Bath, 1994, no. 41, p.12 |
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| Muse theme | The Art of Collecting Art and Culture in Georgian Bath 1714-1830 |
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| Muse chapter |
The History of the Holburne Collection » Sir William Holburne and his Collection » The Founder: Sir William Holburne of Menstrie (1793-1874)
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Miniatures Art and Culture in Georgian Bath 1714-1830 » Art » Miniatures and Silhouettes |
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| Method of acquisition | Bequest | |||||||||
| Provenance | Collection of Sir Thomas William Holburne, by 1867-1874; by descent to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne, 1874; by whom bequeathed to the Museum | |||||||||
| Exhibition history |
Title of exhibition: Town House Treasures: Sir William Holburne of Bath |
