Oil painting on canvas, Silky, or ‘Waiting for Orders’, by Henry Hetherington Emmerson (Chester-le-Street 1831 – Cullercoats 1895), signed and dated, bottom left: H H Emmerson 1874. A portrait of a dog, Lord Armstrong’s favourite Border Collie, lying on a stony hillside, its head down in an alert position.

Provenance: Purchased by William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong of Cragside (1810-1900) from the artist, for 75 guineas, circa 1875 (recorded in the 2nd Lord Armstrong’s inventory of heirlooms of around 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).

Marks and inscriptions: Bottom left: H. H. Emmerson 1874

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: 1875

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.