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ID number: BIRBI-59.6 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Hone, Nathaniel (1718-1784) Title / Object name: Portrait of Charles Lee Lewes Object type: Painting Culture: Irish Date made: exhibited 1775 Materials: Oil on canvas Measurements: 71 x 61 cm unframed; 93.2 x 81 x 8.7cm framed Provenance: Purchased from Agnew, September 1959 |
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Charles Lewes (1740-1803) was an actor and singer who specialised in comic roles. He holds the music of a popular drinking song, The Wine Vault, made more suggestive here by the way some words are obscured. The informal pose, with Lewes leaning over the back of a chair as if engaging us in conversation, is in keeping with the music. |
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| Hone, Nathaniel Irish 1718 1784 | |
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| Genial company 1987 | |
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