Framed oil painting: Garton Orme at the Spinet by Jonathan Richardson the Elder (c.1665–1745), c.1705–8
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Museum number
A375
Object
Framed oil painting: Garton Orme at the Spinet by Jonathan Richardson the Elder (c.1665–1745), c.1705–8
Gallery label
Garton Orme at the Spinet
Jonathan Richardson the Elder (about 1665–1745)
Oil on canvas, c.1705–8
Garton Orme (1696–1758) of Lavington, Sussex, is here aged ten or twelve. He sits at a spinet, wearing the sword and high-heeled shoes proper for a gentleman of his time. In adult life Garton Orme failed to live up to the charm of this early portrait. He is said to have murdered his wife, incurred considerable debts and sold half the family property.
Jonathan Richardson the Elder was the leading British-born portraitist and art theorist of the early eighteenth century.
A375
Bequest of Sir Orme Sargent, 1962
Jonathan Richardson the Elder (about 1665–1745)
Oil on canvas, c.1705–8
Garton Orme (1696–1758) of Lavington, Sussex, is here aged ten or twelve. He sits at a spinet, wearing the sword and high-heeled shoes proper for a gentleman of his time. In adult life Garton Orme failed to live up to the charm of this early portrait. He is said to have murdered his wife, incurred considerable debts and sold half the family property.
Jonathan Richardson the Elder was the leading British-born portraitist and art theorist of the early eighteenth century.
A375
Bequest of Sir Orme Sargent, 1962
On display?
Yes
