Charles Paget, 6th Marquess and Lady Marjorie, Marchioness, of Anglesey with five of their six children in the music room

Whistler, Reginald John (1905-1944)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1938

Height:

75.0 cm  (29 1/2 in.)

Width:

62.0 cm  (24 7/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

An oil painting by Rex Whistler of the family in the Music Room. A door opens into the large room where individuals can be seen variously reading, painting and taking place in a musical performance, with Lady Caroline (1913-1976) in the doorway, the future 7th Marquess, Henry (b. 1922), painting his father Charles, Lady Rose (b. 1919) reading, Lady Katharine (b. 1922) and Lady Mary (b. 1918) with Marjorie, the 6th Marchioness (1883-1946) at the piano, and Charles, the 6th Marquess (1885-1947) seated in an easy chair. What appears to be a tapestry on the far wall in the background includes depictions of musicians playing trumpets and tambourine.

People as subjects

Anglesey, Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of (1885-1947)
Anglesey, George Charles Henry Victor Paget, Marquis of (1922-2013)

Iconclass

41A222
drawing-room, 'salon'
42B74
family group, especially parents with their child(ren)
48C51(+13)
painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting) (+ model, sitter)
48C5142
picture within picture

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Grand pianoforte [2284] (The piano is being played by an individual while two others stand behind, also looking at the music.)
Tambourine [2746]
End-blown trumpet [6556]
Natural trumpet [4419]

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Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

2991

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