The Hon. Booth Grey (1740-1802)
John Downman, RA (Ruabon, North Wales 1750 – Wrexham 1824)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1760 - 1802
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
229 x 191 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936698
Caption
The Hon. Booth Grey was the son of Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford (1715-1768) and Mary Booth (1704-1772). On 10 May 1782, he married Elizabeth Mainwaring (d.4th July 1823), daughter of Charles Mainwaring of Bromborough, Cheshire. Their son Booth Grey, (1783-1850) married his cousin Sophia Grey (1771-1830), daughter of George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford (1737-1819). He was M.P. for Leicester.
Summary
Oil painting on panel, The Hon. Booth Grey (1740-1802) by John Downman (Ruabon 1750-Wrexham 1824). The sitter's head is turned half left and he wears a red coat and green waistcoat.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: stamped 'P&S'.
Makers and roles
John Downman, RA (Ruabon, North Wales 1750 – Wrexham 1824), artist