Possibly Sir Barrington Bourchier (1651-95)
attributed to John Verelst (fl. 1698 - London 1734)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
686 x 590 mm (27 x 23 1/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 1191211
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, attributed to John Verelst (fl 1698 - London 1734), circa late 1690s. A head-and-shoulders oval portrait of a man, turned to the left, his head facing, wearing armour and a jabot.
Full description
The identification of this portrait as Sir Barrington Bourchier (1651-1695) was first suggested by Pat Taylor in 'The Restoration Bourchiers of Beningbrough Grange (Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, vol 60, 1988). This identification is supported by 1) his wearing of armour - Sir Barrington was a Deputy Lieutenant of the North Riding and a militia officer in Viscount Fauconburg's troop of horse and 2) the location of the portrait - it completes a chronological portrait sequence of past generations of husband and wife Bourchiers built into the overdoors of principal rooms running from the first to ground floor. This Sir Barrington was married three times and John Bourchier (1684-1736), a son of his second wife, built the current Beningbrough Hall c.1716. Given the date, the portrait may have been commissioned posthumously, though it is possible that it was painted in London or that Verelst was active in Yorkshire before his first documented activity at Temple Newsam in 1698.
Provenance
Found at property; Accepted in lieu of tax from HM Treasury, from the estate of Lady Chesterfield (1878 -1957), in 1958
Makers and roles
attributed to John Verelst (fl. 1698 - London 1734), artist