_-_The_Hon._Edward_Venables-Vernon-Harcourt_(1757%E2%80%931847)%2C_Bishop_of_Carlisle_(1791-1807)%2C_Archbishop_of_York_(1807-1847)_-_ASC-067_-_All_Souls_College.jpg&width=1200)
The Hon. Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (1757–1847), Bishop of Carlisle (1791-1807), Archbishop of York (1807-1847)
Thomas Phillips·1819
Historical Context
Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of York, was one of the most senior churchmen in England when Thomas Phillips painted this official portrait in 1819. Phillips was the favored painter for scholarly and ecclesiastical patrons throughout the Regency period. The portrait at All Souls College Oxford adheres to the tradition of dignified clerical portraiture — a genre running from van Dyck through Reynolds — that Phillips mastered with reliable, accomplished technique.
Technical Analysis
This work demonstrates Thomas Phillips's command of Romantic-period painting techniques.
