Oil painting on canvas, William Henry Armstrong Fitzpatrick Watson-Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1863-1941) in Forage Cap and Cloak over Northumberland Hussars Mess Dress, by Thomas Bowman Garvie (Morpeth 1859 – Northumberland 1934), signed and dated, bottom left: T. B. Garvie 1911. A three-quarter-length portrait of the 1st Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside, standing, turned slightly to the left, looking at the viewer, wearing a forage cap and cloak over Northumberland Hussars mess dress, holding a stick and gloves in his left hand.

Provenance: Presumably painted for the 1st Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1863-1941) in 1911; 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: T. B. GARVIE 1911

Text from the National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Thomas Bowman Garvie (1859-1944)
Date: circa 1928

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: 1/17s
ISO: 800
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.