Terms and conditions of use
Rt Hon. John Rous, 6th Baronet, later first Earl of Stradbroke in Suffolk Yeomanry Cavalry Uniform
(1796)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
237.0 × 147.5 cm irreg. (image) 237.0 × 149.2 cm irreg. (original canvas) 238.7 × 149.5 cm (canvas)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Countess of Stradbroke through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2011
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
The Rt Hon. John Lord Rous (1750–1827) is seen here wearing the uniform of the first troop of Loyal Suffolk Yeomanry Cavalry, whom he commanded from 1771. In 1780 he was elected to the House of Commons for Suffolk, a seat he held until 1796. Rous was created Earl of Stradbroke in 1821 and was further honoured in that year when he was made Viscount Dunwich in the County of Suffolk. Lord John Rous was succeeded by his eldest son, the tenant of Suffolk. His son, the third Earl, was Governor of the Australian state of Victoria from 1920 to 1926.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
2011.17
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Costume Military and Warfare Portraits
Subjects (specific)
cavalries earls full-length figures members of Parliament men (male humans) military officers military uniforms nobles (aristocrats)
Movements
Georgian
Physical description
In this portrait Sir John Rous is depicted in his uniform of the first troop of Loyal Suffolk Yeomanry Cavalry.
Frame
The Rt Hon. John Rous, 6th Baronet, later first Earl of Stradbroke in Suffolk Yeomanry Cavalry Uniform came into the collection in 2010 with a Carlo Maratta style frame. The frame is believed to be the original presentation of the painting and is representative of the popularity of this style of frame in England in the second half of the eighteenth century.
The Carlo Maratta frame is based on a Roman frame that found its way back to England through the Grand Tour visitors of the eighteenth century.
This frame is carved soft wood, and has been partly re-gilded at some point in the past. The corners are mitred and cross-splined on the reverse. The leading edge of the frame on John Rous required extensive restoration to areas of loss.
The frame is one of a pair – the other on the companion Portrait of Lady Rous.
Both portraits were cleaned and restored in 2009 - 2010.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Unknown - 18th century
Date
c.1796
Materials
carved timber and gold leaf