Sir William George Armstrong , later 1st Baron Armstrong of Cragside (1810-1900), aged 21

Ian Malpass-Scott — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:29:00 +0000

Oil painting on canvas, Sir William George Armstrong, later 1st Baron Armstrong of Cragside (1810-1900) aged 21, by James Ramsay (Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1786 – Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1854), signed and dated 1830. A portrait of Lord Armstrong as a young man, half-length, turned to the right, wearing a black jacket, white shirt and black cravat, with indications of a landscape in the background.

Provenance: From the collection of BAE Systems (formerly Alvis Vickers Limited). On loan to the National Trust since 1991.

Marks and inscriptions: Bottom left: Ramsay 1830 On a gilt label, suspended from the frame: William George Armstrong / 1831 / JAMES RAMSAY 1786–1854

Text from the National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: James Ramsay (1786 – 1854)
Date: 1831

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: 1250
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.

Thomas Bewick (1753-1828)

Ian Malpass-Scott — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:06:27 +0000

Thomas Bewick, born at Cherryburn, a house in the village of Mickley, Northumberland, was a renowned engraver and natural history author. He apprenticed with the glass-engraver Ralph Beilby in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1767 and became a partner in the business soon after. He is credited with popularising graphic art by employing the technical innovation in printing of using metal-engraving tools to cut hard boxwood across the grain (xylography). The result is high quality illustration with superb minute detail at a low price. He illustrated, wrote and published his own books and is especially known for A General History of Quadrupeds (1790), A History of British Birds (1797-1804) and various editions of Aesop’s Fables. This portrait is after the 1815 version by James Ramsay that is in The Natural History Society of Northumbria Great North Museum: Hancock.

Text from National Trust

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Tyne & Wear
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: after James Ramsay 1786 – 1854)
Date: circa 1820

Image Details
Date: 28 September 2023
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/35s
ISO: 640
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.

James Ramsay (1786 – 1854) – IMS Photography

Sir William George Armstrong , later 1st Baron Armstrong of Cragside (1810-1900), aged 21

Thomas Bewick (1753-1828)