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Thomas Ashburne, Aged 11 Years

Image credit: Museum of Farnham

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The subject, Thomas Ashburne, was the son of Thomas and Frances Ashburne and sadly died quite young aged 45 in 1770. Thomas is depicted in the standard formal pose of early eighteenth-century portraiture. His right hand is tucked inside his waistcoat and he is wearing a tan jacket, a white shirt with frilled sleeves, a black tie and a green and gold brocade waistcoat with gold buttons. Under his left arm is a black three-cornered hat, and a silver topped cane. An oval frame with decorative shell shapes in each corner is painted around the outside. Thomas came from a wealthy and influential family in Farnham and so this must have been an important commission for Stephen Elmer as he was probably only starting out on his artistic career at this stage.

Museum of Farnham

Farnham

Title

Thomas Ashburne, Aged 11 Years

Date

1735

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 75 x W 62.5 cm

Accession number

A996.25

Acquisition method

purchased from Anthony Mould Ltd, New Bond Street with grants from the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, the National Art Collections Fund, and the Friends of the Museum of Farnham, 1996

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Inscription: signed ‘S Elmer’

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