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The Honourable George Rice Trevor (1795-1869)
HAYTER, George, Sir (1792-1871)
George Rice-Trevor (1795-1869), later 4th Lord Dynevor, was Tory MP for Carmarthenshire 1821-31 and 1832-52. This life study was one of nearly 400 made by Hayter of MPs and others for use in his monumental oil painting of the 'House of Commons' which depicts the opening in 1833 of the first parliament following the 1832 Reform Act. This is now in the National Portrait Gallery. Hayter studied at the Royal Academy and in Rome. In 1837 he was appointed portrait and history painter to Queen Victoria.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 422
Creation/Production
HAYTER, George, Sir
Date: 1835
Acquisition
Gift
Given by The Friends of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
Measurements
Height
(cm): 35.7
Width
(cm): 30.4
Height
(in): 14
Width
(in): 12
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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