James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807-1889) politician; Foreign Secretary

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Little is known about James Godsell Middleton, a portrait and genre (including historical genre) painter, who exhibited numerous paintings at the Royal Academy from 1827 to 1872. He also exhibited at The Royal Society of British Artists from 1826 to 1864. Middleton lived in Walworth, South London, before moving to addresses at Newman Street, Ovington Square and Gloucester Place, all in central London. Intriguingly, the Pitti Palace in Florence (the former residence of grand-dukes of Tuscany and the King of Italy; now a museum and art gallery), has a self-portrait by the artist.

People

James Howard, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury Harris (1807 - 1889)

Places

Subjects

paper (as Subject), male portrait, beard, moustache, man, 19th century costume, robe, cloak, Earl, Member of Parliament, Foreign Secretary, Lord Privy Seal, bench

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

James Godsell Middleton (c.1805 - 1874)

Title

James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807-1889) politician; Foreign Secretary

Date

1852

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 136.50 cm, width: 111.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Leger Galleries, June 1959

Inscription

sdbl

GAC number

4942