Portrait of Daniel Lysons
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
Image: Courtauld
Maker
1735-1786
Title
Portrait of Daniel Lysons
Date of Production
1759
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 76.5 cm (canvas)
Width: 64.3 cm (canvas)
Width: 64.3 cm (canvas)
Object Number
P.1947.LF.204
Mode of Acquisition
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Label Text
Daniel Lysons wears the robes of a Doctor of Civil Law, a degree he received from Oxford University in 1759. He was also a licensed physician and, after leaving Oxford, practiced medicine in Gloucester and Bath. It is not clear why he is holding an iris, although preparations from this plant were used in the 18th century to treat gout and joint pain.
This is one of Tilly Kettle’s earliest portraits, executed shortly before he left for India (where the double portrait displayed nearby was painted).
This is one of Tilly Kettle’s earliest portraits, executed shortly before he left for India (where the double portrait displayed nearby was painted).
Provenance
Lee Bequest 1947
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