The 3rd and last Lord Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside, whose generous gift helped secure Cragside for the National Trust, is shown here as a boy in a moorland setting. His pose is not too dissimilar from that of his father, shown as a boy in a portrait by Mary Lemon Waller in the Drawing Room at Cragside, though here a stick is substituted for his father’s golf-club.

Oil painting on canvas, William Henry Cecil John Robin Watson-Armstrong, 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919-1987), as a young boy, by George Harcourt RA (Dumbarton 1868 – Bushey 1947), signed and dated, bottom right George Harcourt 1930. A full-length portrait of a young boy, standing in a moorland landscape, turned slightly to the left and facing the viewer, holding a stick in his right hand.

Provenance: Armstrong collection. 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 right: George Harcourt / 1930

Text from the National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: George Harcourt RA (1868 – 1947)
Date: 1930

Image Details
Date: 20 June 2024
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 500
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.