Oil painting on canvas, A Young Girl with Flowers, by Henry Hetherington Emmerson (Chester-le-Street 1831 – Cullercoats 1895), signed and dated, bottom left H. H. E. 1876. A full-length portrait of a young girl, thought to have been one of the artist’s daughters, holding a vase of flowers. A palette and paint brushes can be seen on a chair at the right, and a painting (Watteauesque) rests on an easel to the left, all of which suggest the setting is to be interpreted as the artist’s studio.

Provenance: Presumably acquired by Sir William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong of Cragside (1810-1900); thence by descent; transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 – 1987).

Bottom left: Bottom left: H. H. E. 1876

Text from the National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Henry Hetherington Emmerson (1831 – 1895)
Date: 1876

Image Details
Date: 20 June 2024
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/25s
ISO: 500
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.