Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797-1875), aged 46, in Turkish Dress

Henry Wyndham Phillips (London 1820 – Hollowcombe 1868). Oil painting on panel, Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1797 - 1875), aged 46 by Henry Wyndham Phillips (London 1820 - Hollowcombe 1868), inscribed top right corner: Sr Gordon Wilkinson Kt. / Æts. 46. 1844, and inscribed on the reverse,'Calke Abbey, April 14th 1869. A portrait of Sir John Gardner Wilkinson in Turkish dress and seated cross-legged on a pink rug. Desert background setting. . This picture of Sir John Gardner Wilkinson was presented by the late Henry Wyndham Phillips, the 'Spanish' Phillips in 1844, before Sir John left England for Syria, was purchased by me at the sale of Mr Phillips pictures in April 1869. It is my desire that it shall always remain an heirloom in my family and never to be parted with on any account Georgiana Crewe'. Calke Abbey, Derbyshire (Accredited Museum)