Drawing

Title:

Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1979.020.01

Creator:

Lane, William (1746-1819)Artist

Date:

1798-1800

Description:

Portrait of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753-1814), by William Lane (1746-1819), 1798-1800. Pastel crayon on paper on linen. Three quarter-length view of a man, facing slightly right. Sitter has white hair and blue eyes. Wearing a blue coat, white waistcoat, white shirt with cravat, blue sash, brown trousers, and a watch fob on trousers. Seated in an red upholstered arm chair with gilded arms and crest rail. Sitter's right arm bent at elbow, resting on chair arm, and right hand with extended forefinger supports his head. Green fabric draped table to left with desk standish and papers. Red curtain in background; curtain pulled back on right revealing a book shelves with books. Gilded gesso over wood frame, exterior bead molding, plain cove, and interior rope molding; nameplate: "COUNT RUMFORD. / Lane."; glazed.

Material:

Paper
Textile

Provenance:

Originally owned by Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford, who bequeathed her collection of family portraits to her cousin Joseph Burbeen Walker (1822-1913) in 1852. The portraits then passed to his son Charles R. Walker (1852-1922), and to his grandson Sheafe Walker, the donor.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Sheafe Walker

People:

Count Rumford, Lane, William (1746-1819), Thompson, Benjamin (1753-1814), Thompson, Sarah (1774-1852), Walker, Joseph Burbeen (1822-1913), Walker, Sheafe (1888-1978), Walker, Charles R. (1852-1922)

Subjects:

Thompson, Benjamin