The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Egerton

Provenance

The artist; (his estate sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 8-15 May 1874, no. 329, as _The Duke of Devonshire and a Lady at the Door of a Mansion_). (Henry Graves & Co., London).[1] Edward C. [d. 1915] and Mary Griffin [1855-1937] Walker, Willistead Manor, Walkerville, Ontario, and Washington; bequest 4 May 1937 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art. [1] See "Studies and Sketches by Sir Edwin Landseer, R. A.," _Appelton's Art Journal_, 1875: 66. The painting is referred to as _The Duke of Devonshire and Lord and Lady Cavendish_.

The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Egerton

Landseer, Edwin, Sir

c. 1853

Accession Number

2014.136.58

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 70.8 × 91.12 cm (27 7/8 × 35 7/8 in.) | framed: 101.6 × 121.92 × 11.43 cm (40 × 48 × 4 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Edward C. and Mary Walker Collection)