Busts of Sir William Fermor and his wife Mary
Artist: attributed to Peter Besnier (active 1639 - 1693)
Location: Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 1658
Materials: plaster
Dimensions: height: 1) 72cm; 2) 65.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £8,200 (Total: £44,460)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 5603 (2005)
Provenance:
Lord and Lady Hesketh. Previous provenance unknown.
Description:
Portrait busts of Sir William Fermor, 1st Bt. (1621-1661) and his wife Mary (1628-1670). Sir William inherited the Easton Neston family estate in Northamptonshire in 1640 and was created a baronet the following year by King Charles. In 1658, the year of his portrayal, Sir William was publicly listed as a Northamptonshire royalist without military rank and he later became a member of the new Privy Council that restored the monarchy.
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