Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford (1825-1914) politician

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Henry Tanworth Wells was a pupil of the painter of portraits and historical subjects James Matthews Leigh. Wells initially specialised in miniature portraits but as the development of photography reduced demand, he began painting on a larger scale. In 1870 he became a member of the Royal Academy and soon took a leading role in Academy administration. Wells married the painter and writer Joanna Boyce. Shortly after the birth of their third child Joanna died. Wells’ son, Sidney, also died suddenly at the age of just ten. A successful painter and prosperous artist, Wells’ best known work was ‘Princess Victoria Receiving the News of Her Succession’ (1837) now in the Royal Collection.
Joseph Brown was a London-based line and stipple engraver. Most of his works are small portrait engravings, made after the work of contemporary artists. Brown exhibited ten works at the Royal Academy between 1857 and 1886. From 1857 to 1881 his address is listed in the Royal Academy’s ‘Dictionary of Exhibitors’ as Dartmouth Row and, from 1882, as No. 61 Dartmouth Road, in Forest Hill.

People

Henry Thurstan, 1st Viscount Knutsford Holland (1825 - 1914)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, sideburns, 19th century costume, Viscount, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Member of Parliament, Privy Counsellor, Secretary of State for Education

Materials & Techniques

engraving, stipple engraving

Artist

Henry Tanworth Wells (1828 - 1903)
Brown Joseph

Title

Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford (1825-1914) politician

Series Title

Grillion's Club

Date

c.1881

Medium

Stipple engraving

Acquisition

Transferred from HM Treasury, April 1992

GAC number

16784