Title
William Farren the Younger
Technique
Watercolour
Subject
Artist
Dimensions
Height: 20cm
Width: 17cm
Other materials
Watercolour on ivory; oval
Inscription/signature
"The Subject, The late Wm. Farren Esqr / Exhibited in the Royal Academy / Painted by Thos Carrick / 32 Regent Street Piccadilly Circus / London - / The Property of Wm. Farren Esq" (pen and ink on label on verso); "MR" (blue crayon on verso)
Provenance
Bequeathed to the Garrick Club by Miss Florence Helen Farren, 1921
Other number
CKA 193
Gift 398
Exhibition history
1845 London, R.A. (775)
Engraving history
H. Robinson pub. E Gambart 1846, stipple and line 24.8x21
Farren wears a grey coat with quilted lapels, a red waistcoat with vertical gold stripes, white collar, and grey silk bow tie. An eyeglass hangs from a grey ribbon.