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Portrait of Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet

Edoch Seemann the younger, 1729–1744

The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, Canterbury

These portraits of Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet (1694-1775), and his wife Elizabeth are fully inscribed. Sir George, a Member of Parliament for Sandwich, and a Lord of the Admiralty and of the Treasury, came from the most significant of East Kent's ancient families, established in the area in the time of Edward III.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait of Sir George Oxenden, 5th Baronet, 1729–1744

Date supported

1989

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

128 x 103 cm

Grant

2131

Total cost

8525

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