John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland: P.14968-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Atkinson, Thomas Lewis
Painter: Grant, Francis (After)

Entities

Description

After a portrait by Sir Francis Grant, R.A. (1803-1878) (?c.1856; ?Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire) which shows John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland (1778-1857) seated at a desk in the estate office of the Rutland seat of Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. A copy of the 'Leicestershire Herald' and a document inscribed, 'Belvoir Castle / Feb 5, 1856 / Rutland' are seen on the floor beside the sitter's chair. These objects possibly relate to his role as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, a post which he held between 1799 and his death in 1857. The estate 'Game Book' is propped against the desk on the floor to the right.

Acquisition and important dates

by Unknown

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1856

Note

Mezzotint, printed in black ink. Proof before title and publication details. Engraved at lower left: 'Painted by F. Grant, R.A.' and at lower right: 'Engraved by T.L. Atkinson'. Signed in black pen and ink by the sitter at lower right: 'Rutland'. The title is written in pencil in a curatorial hand at lower centre: 'John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland 1778-1857'. Sir Francis Grant's second wife, Isabella Elizabeth Norman, was a niece of the sitter. The artist's marriage into the Rutland family led to many family and society portrait commissions.