Portrait of Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet
Medium
watercolor on ivory in a gilt metal frame with plaited brown hair in glazed reserve on back
Dimensions
unframed: 8 × 6.3 cm · framed: 8.6 × 7 cm
Classification
Portrait Miniature
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Edward B. Greene Collection
Accession Number
1942.1140
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About this artwork
Though this portrait has had the title “Portrait of a Man” since 1942 when it entered the museum’s collection, the sitter was identified by previous owners, including Leo Schidlof and Edward Greene, as a member of the famous Baring banking family, of whom G. C. Williamson mentions several members in his biography of George Engleheart. Thomas Baring (1772–1848) was not elevated to the baronetcy until 1810. Thomas was a member of Parliament, partner in the firm Baring Brothers & Co. from 1804, and...