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Sir H. C. Englefield, Bart.
About the Artwork
To modern eyes, a bare-chested portrait of a man in his mid-60s might seem undignified. However, it was fashionable for gentlemen of Englefield’s generation to be portrayed in this manner, deliberately referencing the antique sculptures of Roman statesmen they admired. As a Catholic, Englefield was barred from taking part in politics in England; however, he was a member of several clubs devoted to the amateur study of art, science, and history. Among these were the Society of Dilettanti, which championed the works of antiquity and promoted the creation of modern art in the same spirit—like this marble bust by celebrated sculptor Francis Legatt Chantrey.
Inscriptions
inscribed left side: Chantrey/Sculptor/1818; rear: Sir H. C. Englefield, Bart.
Exhibition history
Year in Review: 1978. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979). British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Francis Legatt Chantrey (British, 1781–1841)
- Date
- 1818
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- Overall: 55.3 x 35.1 x 26.7 cm (21 3/4 x 13 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
- Accession no.
- 1978.22
Provenance
1978: (Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1978-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
More by Francis Legatt Chantrey in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00010655
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