Antony Vandyke Copley Fielding

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According to the husband of the donor, the Rev C. P. Longland (letters of 27 January and 4 March 1880, NPG archives), this portrait was given to Fielding in exchange for a picture by him of the Sussex Downs, which was subsequently acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (possibly the water-colour, South Downs, Sussex). After her father's death in 1855, Miss Fielding gave the portrait back to Boxall, expressing a hope that it might some day enter a worthy public collection. Boxall himself spoke of it as a portrait that should be offered to the National Portrait Gallery.

Physical descriptionback to top

Brown eyes, greyish hair. Dressed in a black stock, white shirt, and black Suit. Large sea-picture on the right. Seated in a red chair, apparently holding a book containing his own water-colours. Background very dark brown.

Provenanceback to top

The sitter; by descent to his daughter, Miss Fielding, who returned it to the artist; by descent to his niece, Mrs Longland, and presented by her, 1880.

Exhibitionsback to top

RA, 1843 (559).


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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