Anton von Maron – Portrait of Thomas Jenkins

Anton von Maron (Vienna 1731 – Rome 1808) Portrait of Thomas Jenkins (1722-98) oil on canvas, 86 x 65 cm 1775-80 ca. Inscribed lower left: Thomas Jenkins Esquer [sic] Rome, provenance: Londra, Colnaghi, 1960 circa; Lucca, Hugh Honour collection Three particularly interesting points converge in the portrait being introduced here once again: stylistic, historical, and…