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, Irish, 1696-1747
Title
Portrait of Eaton Stannard (d.1755)
Dateafter 1733
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
224 x 137 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 1975
Object numberNGI.4124
ProvenancePurchased at anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 21 March 1975.Label TextEaton Stannard was MP for Midleton, Co. Cork and, in 1733, he was elected Recorder of the City of Dublin (chief magistrate). His relatively relaxed and casual pose in this portrait reveals his confidence, while his clothes reveal his status and wealth. Latham was the leading portrait painter in Ireland at this time, and it is likely that this portrait was commissioned to mark Stannard’s appointment as Recorder.