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Description: | The Herbert holds over 150 portraits in its collection. These are in a variety of media, including watercolours, drawings and sculptures, though by far the majority are oil paintings. The earliest portrait dates from the 16th century and is attributed to Lucas de Heere. There is a series of full length portraits of British monarchs, of which the most significant is a portrait of George III by Thomas Lawrence. Also worthy of note is a collection of portraits of Lady Godiva, which includes fine works by Landseer, Woolmer and Collier. There are a number of portraits of local personalities and civic dignitaries, several executed by the prolific local artist David Gee (1793 to 1872). One of the most popular works is 'Dame Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth', by Reginald Eves, which is a copy of an original by John Singer Sargent. There is also a portrait of the writer George Eliot, who attended school in Coventry and lived here for a short time. The 20th century paintings contain portraits by a number of significant artists, including John Bratby, Joan Eardley, Ruskin Spear, Stanley Spencer and Peter Howson, which form part of the Herbert's British Life and Landscape collection. There is also bronze head of the Indian writer, Rabindranath Tagore, by Jacob Epstein. | Rights holder: | Coventry Heritage and Arts Trust | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Jordan Well,
CV1 5QP | Telephone: | 024 76832386 | Identifier: | HerbertPortraits | Go to resource |
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