Called Sir Jermyn Davers, 4th Baron Davers of Rougham (1685 -1742), aged 37 but possibly Sir Robert Davers, 3rd Bt (c.1684-1723)
Jonathan Richardson the elder (London 1665 – London 1745)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1723
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1232 x 1003 mm (48 1/2 x 39 1/2 in)
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851810
Caption
The sitter was the father of Elizabeth Davers, wife of the Earl-Bishop.The picture is inscribed 1723, when he succeeded his brother Sir Robert as baronet, at he age of 37.
Summary
il painting on canvas, Called Sir Jermyn Davers, 4th Baronet Davers of Rougham (1681(?)-1742), aged 37 but possibly Sir Robert Davers, 3rd Bt (c.1684-1723) by Jonathan Richardson the elder (London 1665 – London 1745), circa 1723. Inscribed in black, bottom left: Sr Jermyn Davers / Barnt / Ætat 37. A three-quarter-length portrait of a middle-aged man, turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, standing, wearing a long red-unbuttoned coat, white stock and ruffles at wrist, long white wig, fresh complexion, his right hand in his pocket, his cocked black hat edged with gold, under his left arm. The sitter of the portrait has always been listed as Sir Jermyn Davers, 4th Bt because of the inscription whichx looks contemporary to the painting but it could to be his elder brother the 3rd Baronet painted just after his death.
Provenance
From Rushbrooke, where it was listed by Edmund Farrer, Portraits in Suffolk Houses (West), 1908, p.292, no.10 (without attribution, and not mentioning inscription)[The Rushbrooke Hall Sale, December 10th and 11th 1919];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
Jonathan Richardson the elder (London 1665 – London 1745), publisher
References
Farrer 1908 Edmund Farrer, Portraits in Suffolk Houses (West), 1908, no. 10