Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
48-1/2 x 38-1/2 in. approximately 59 x 49-1/3 x 3 in. (framed)
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Chandler Werbe in memory of her husband
Copyright
Collection
European Painting and Sculpture Before 1800
Color Palette
Provenance
Possibly sold to Bryant at (Greenwood's, 14 April 1796, lot no. 64).{1} Lt. Col. Brandling, by 1854;{2} William Aloysius Clavering [1800-1872], Axwell Park; Blaydon-on-Tyne, Newcastle;{3} Sold at (Clavering sale, Christie's, London, 18 March 1921, lot no. 103); Purchased by (Knoedler & Co., New York), around 1922; Possibly purchased by (Howard Young Galleries, New York, New York);{4} Possibly purchased by (Clapp and Graham, New York);{5} Mrs. Thomas Chandler Werbe, Anderson, Indiana; Given to the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in1952 (52.34). ------- {1} See A Catalogue of Portraits, Fancy Pictures, Studies and Sketches by the Late Sir Joshua Reynolds, London 1796, p. 5, no. 64 as “Mr. Brandling”. {2} See Algernon Graves, A Century of Loan Exhibitions, 1813-1912, Bath 1970 edition), volume 3, p. 1036 as exhibited at the British Institute. {3} See David Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds: A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, New Haven 2000, catalogue no. 244. {4} See the bound brochure about the painting in IMA Historical File (52.34). {5} See footnote 4 above.
Gallery Labels
As the leading English portraitist of his generation, Reynolds did much more than faithfully render the features of his sitters. He had a profound awareness of his artistic heritage and made constant references to his predecessors in his paintings, thereby hoping to raise the status of British portraiture. His likeness of Charles Brandling derives from Van Dyck's portrait of Philip, Lord Wharton, which in turn was based on a Greek statue in the Vatican. Charles Brandling, presented here as the ideal country gentleman, was a banker and an eminent member of Parliament.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Chengdu Museum
September 28, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Chengdu Museum
September 29, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
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