Portrait of Daniel Lysons

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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)

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).

Provenance

Lee Bequest 1947

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