John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace (1616-1670)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1670
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1219 x 978 mm (48 x 38 1/2 in)
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609049
Caption
The sitter was the son of John Lovelace, 2nd Lord Lovelace (1616-1670) and Lady Anne Wentworth, daughter of Sir Thomas Wentworth, 4th Baron Wentworth of Nettlestead and 1st Earl of Cleveland (1591-1667). This portrait is at Attingham because his sister, Margaret, married Sir William Noel, 2ndBt.. Their daughter married Thomas Harwood, who assumed the name Hill, and owned the house that was to become Attingham. They were the parents of Noel Hill, 1st Lord Berwick (1745-1789). The 2nd Baron was a staunch Royalist in the Civil War, and Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire from the Restoration until 1668, but his son was known for his ‘sporting pursuits’ and support for the Whigs. One of his contemporaries related that “he used every morning to drink a Quart of Brandy.”
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace (1616-1670), British (English) School, circa 1670. A three-quarter-length portrait, turned to left, seated at a window, through which is seen a horse and groom. He wears a full wig, cravat and green cloak; a spaniel to one side. Another version is at Newton House, Dinefwr attributed to Kneller. John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace of Hurley (1616-1670) was the son of Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace of Hurley. He married Anne Wentworth, Baroness Wentworth, daughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st and last Earl of Cleveland and Anne Croftes, on 11 July 1638. He died on 14 November 1670 They had two children: 1.John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace of Hurley (1640-1693) and 2 The Hon Margaret Lovelace (c.1644-1671) married Sir William Noel, Bt.. from whom descended Susanna Maria Noel, wife of Thomas Hill and mother of the 1st Lord Berwick.
Provenance
Believed to be the 3rd Lord Berwick collection. 1913 Inventory p.90; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Credit line
Attingham Park, The Berwick Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Number 119 on front.
Makers and roles
British (English) School