Busts of Sir William Fermor and his wife Mary

attributed to Peter Besnier (active 1639 - 1693)

Northampton Museum and Art Gallery CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS

1658

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.

• Medium: plaster
• Dimensions: height: 1) 72cm; 2) 65.5cm
• Art Fund Grant: £8200 ( Total: £44,460)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Sotheby's

Provenance

Lord and Lady Hesketh. Previous provenance unknown.

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