Sir Thomas Lawrence
Portrait of Joseph Henry

CultureBritish
Titles
  • Portrait of Joseph Henry
Datec. 1805
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 29 7/8 × 24 7/8 in. (75.9 × 63.2 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1985.15
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
218 Blaffer Galleries
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ProvenancePainted c. 1805 for Joseph Henry (1775–1809) of Lodge Park, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, but not handed over until 1831, after the artist’s death; Arthur Henry, 1831; [Christie’s, London, July 13, 1928, lot 47, bought in]; by descent, Mrs. Barbara Armstrong, Gyfelia; John Charles Henry, by 1961; by descent, Captain Charles Henry, R. N., 1969; [Phillips, London, March 26, 1979, lot 98]; [Charles Young Fine Paintings Ltd., London, 1979]; [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1985.
Exhibition History"The Old Masters: Selections from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Nave Museum, Victoria, Texas, May 22–July 6, 2003.

"British Paintings 1550–1800 from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, Texas, November 13, 2010–January 10, 2011.

"Hidden Layers: Painting and Process in Europe, 1500–1800," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 26–September 3, 2018.

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