Group Portrait of Thomas Hesketh with his wife Martha and a Son in Grounds of Rufford, Lancashire
Artist: Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723), studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
Location: Rufford Old Hall
Date: 1723
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 127 x 177cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £10,000 (Total: £21,600)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 5612 (2005)
Provenance:
By descent in the Hesketh family at Rufford Old Hall; probably moved to Easton Neston circa 1920; Easton Neston sale, Sotheby's, 2005.
Description:
Portrait of Thomas Hesketh (1698-1735) with his wife and son. The couple had five sons and this is thought to be either the first or third son, depending on the date of the portrait. In 1724, Thomas Hesketh inherited Rufford Old Hall, family seat of the Heskeths and improved the building by adding a new section including a Dining Room where this portrait hung until about 1760. It is likely that Kneller initiated this work but was unable to complete it due to ill health; it was completed by his studio.
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