Portrait of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Keeper
Sir Peter Lely, 1666

This portrait shows the grandfather of Elizabeth (née Finch), Countess of Mansfield. This painting hung at Kenwood for approximately 150 years, throughout the Mansfield family's occupation of the house. Heneage Finch was a dedicated royalist and famous for his 'talent of speaking and expression'. Finch served King Charles II as Attorney-General, Lord Keeper from 1973 and was created Baron Finch in 1674 and Earl of Nottingham in 1681.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Portrait of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Keeper, 1666
Date supported
2007
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
128 x 102 cm
Grant
9000
Total cost
21600

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