Image source about the 18th century.
La Virgen del Apocalipsis, Miguel Cabrera, 1760.
Museo Nacional de Arte, México, D.F.
Chatsworth House, North Derbyshire, England.
The seat of the Duke of Devonshire since 1549.
Originaly build in 1553 based on the “Court of Chetel” from the times of Edward the Confessor. The building now a days was first re-built between 1687 and 1707 in the site of the original Tudor Mansion (built between 1553-1560’s) by the 1rst Duke of Devonshire, the south and east front were completed in 1696 by William Talman . In the early 19th century the 6th Duke (the Bachelor Duke) added the north wing made by Jeffry Wyatville.
“The Honorable Henry Fane with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair”, 1761-66, Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Henry Fane was the 2nd son of the eighth Earl of Westmorland, he is the one sitting with the greyhound on his knee. Wearing red is Charles Blair, Fane’s brother in law and in blue is Inigo Jones, a relative of the famous architect.
“Portrait of Don Joaquín Manuel Fernández de Santa at 4 years old” by Nicolás Rodríguez Juárez, 18th century.
This newspanish boy had his portrait made by one of the last generations of great painters in the colonial times. The style is clearly of a official portrait even though the subject is a child, but it also makes clear that the boy is part of an important family: the purse on his hand links him to the Bishop of Puebla and the sword indicates a future military career.
Portrait of Mary Amelia, first Marchioness of Salisbury, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1780.
“Jane, Duchess of Gordon” by George Romney, 1778.
Marble statue of the german composer George Frederic Handel. Made in England in 1738 by Jean François Roubiliac.
Portrait of an unknown young woman by Francis Cotes (1726-1770). Pastel on paper, mid 18th century.
“The Marquise d’Aigurandes” (detail) by F. Drouais, 1759.
Contemporary work by Yinka Shonibare. Take a look at his website.
“William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811)”, engraving after the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792).
“Portrait of Gerónimo Antonio Gil” by Rafael Ximeno y Planes, 18th century, National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico.
“Portrait of an unknown man” by Allan Ramsay (1713-1784).
Don’t know what do you think of this portrait, but I LOVE it.
“The Blue Boy”, 1770, Thomas Gainsborough. The theory says that this is the portrait of Jonathan Butall (who I like to imagine as a handsome grownup).
