Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866) politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Downing Street

John Linnell studied at the Royal Academy Schools under the patronage of the artist Benjamin West and was a pupil of John Varley. He is best known for his rural landscapes but turned his attention to portraiture after his marriage in 1817. He was a friend and patron of William Blake and father-in-law to Samuel Palmer. Linnell’s eccentricities and radical political and religious views led to a number of rifts with both individual artists, including Palmer and John Constable, and the artistic establishment, perhaps explaining his failure to be elected as a Royal Academician.

People

Thomas Spring, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon Rice (1790 - 1866)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, 19th century costume, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Member of Parliament, Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for War, chair, table (as Subject)

Materials & Techniques

mezzotint

Artist

John Linnell (1792 - 1882)

Title

Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866) politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer

Date

published 15 March 1836

Medium

Mezzotint

Acquisition

Purchased from F B Daniell, August 1970

GAC number

8797