Portrait of a Gentleman on the Grand Tour
‘Portrait of a Gentleman on the Grand Tour’ by Thomas Patch, c. 1769. This oil on canvas painting shows a gentleman facing right with Florence and the Duomo beyond.
The painting's title references the Grand Tour. The Grand Tour was a 17th and 18th Century cultural journey made by young, English, upper-class men, most often across Europe. These men often came back to England with souvenirs such as art, sculpture and other artefacts. The identity of this individual is not known but the location is just outside Florence.
The painting's title references the Grand Tour. The Grand Tour was a 17th and 18th Century cultural journey made by young, English, upper-class men, most often across Europe. These men often came back to England with souvenirs such as art, sculpture and other artefacts. The identity of this individual is not known but the location is just outside Florence.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 129/1993
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Common Name
- Portrait of a Gentleman on the Grand Tour
- Simple Name
- painting
- Inscription Transcription
- Patch 1769
- Period Classification
- George III (1760-1811)
- Production Town
- Exeter
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1769
- Production Person Initials
- Thomas
- Production Person Surname
- Patch
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
