Sir Jermyn Davers, 4th Baron Davers of Rougham (1681(?)-1742)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1740
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1250 x 1020 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851808
Caption
The sitter was the father of Elizabeth Davers, wife of the Earl-Bishop. He caused a scandal by living openly at Rushbrooke with a local clergyman’s daughter, only marrying her after the birth of several illegitimate children.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir Jermyn Davers, 4th Baronet Davers of Rougham (1681(?)-1742), British (English) School, circa 1740. A half-length portrait of a middle-aged man, of florid complexion, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, seated, wearing a maroon-coloured coat decorated with gold broad and big-buttoned cuffs and pocket flaps, white wig, his left arm resting on a console table. Dark background with small landscape in to right.
Provenance
By descent to Rear Admiral Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951), on whose death valued for probate; accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury, and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Credit line
Ickworth, The Bristol Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1956)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, publisher previously catalogued as attributed to Jean-Baptiste van Loo (Aix-en-Provence 1684 - Aix-en-Provence 1745) , publisher