- Museum number
- A80
- Object
- Oil painting: Sir James Holburne, 1st Baronet (c.1671–1737) by John Baptist de Medina (1659–1710), c.1706
- Description
- Half-length, three-quarters to left. In armour; long dark wig, and white loosely-twisted cravat.
- Materials
- Oil
- On display?
- Yes
Further description
- Simple name
- Painting
- Subject
- Portrait
- Dimensions
- framed: 96.0000cm (h) x 84.0000cm (w)
regular: 64.0cm (h) x 76.0cm (w)
The three family portraits (A97, A171, A80) above hung in Sir William Holburne’s Dining Room at Cavendish Crescent in Bath.
Sir James Holburne, 1st Baronet (c. 1671–1737)
John Baptist de Medina (1659–1710)
Oil on canvas, c.1706
Sir William’s great-grandfather Sir James was made the 1st Baronet of Menstrie (near Stirling in Scotland) in 1706. The family retained the title ‘Holburne of Menstrie’ until the death of Sir William, the 5th Baronet, in 1874.
A80
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