Sir Jacob Henry Astley, 5th Bt (1756-1817)
Benjamin Burnell (1769 - 1828)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1780 - 1817
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland
NT 1276702
Caption
This sitter was the son of Sir Edward Astley, 4th Bt. (1729 – 1802) and his first wife, Rhoda Delaval (1725 – 1757). He married Hester Browne (d.1855), daughter of Samuel Browne on 14th January 1789 at St. Margaret’s Church, Lynn, Norfolk, who bore him seven children: four daughters and three sons. He was M.P. for Norfolk between November 1797 and 1817. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Jacob, 6th Bt., 16th Baron Hastings (1797 – 1859). The artist, Benjamin Burnell, was a painter of architectural views, who entered the RA as an architectural student, but changed to painting.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Jacob Henry Astley, 5th Bt (1756 - 1817) by Benjamin Burnell (1769 - 1828). A half-length portrait, wearing a brown coat with black collar, a sunset beyond. Son of Sir Edward Astley, 4th Bt (1729 - 1802) and his first wife, Rhoda Delaval (1725 - 1757). He married Hester Browne (d.1855), daughter of Samuel Browne on 14th January 1789 at St Margaret’s Church, Lynn, Norfolk, who bore him seven issue: four daughters and three sons. He was MP for Norfolk between November 1797 and 1817. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Jacob, 6th Bt, 16th Baron Hastings (1797 - 1859). Burnell was a painter of architectural views, who entered the RA as an architectural student, but changed to painting.
Provenance
accepted in lieu of tax by H.M.Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 2009
Credit line
Seaton Delaval, The Hastings Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Benjamin Burnell (1769 - 1828), artist