36/1981

Collection

Paintings, Prints and Drawings

Brief description

Portrait of John Monck beside a bust of Pallas Athena, oil on canvas, signed with initials by Pompeo Batoni, dated 1764, in a water gilded picture frame with carved ornament manufactured in 1980.

Title

Portrait of John Monck

Object name

painting
oil painting

Object number

36/1981

Production person

Pompeo Batoni (artist)

Production date

1764 (painted)

Production place

Rome (painted)

Period

Georgian (1714-1837)

Material

oil paint
canvas

Technique

painted

Physical description

Oil on canvas portrait in a carved and gilded picture frame.

Content description

This portait depicts a man in a red jacket and waistcoat standing with his left hand resting on a pillar and bust of Pallas Athena

Dimensions

Height: 99.6cm
Width: 73.8cm
Height: 114cm
Width: 88.7cm

Website keywords

pictures

Label

Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
John Monck. Pompeo Batoni, 1764. Oil on canvas.

Rights note

Painting is out of copyright.
The photograph is in copyright to the Museum of the Home