Sir John Ivory (1655 - 1695)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1685 - circa 1695
Materials
oil on canvas
Measurements
1245 x 991 mm (49 x 39 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 996346
Caption
Sir John Ivory was the eldest son of William Ivory, of New Ross, County Wexford. He married Anne Talbot, daughter of Sir John Talbot (1630 – 1714) and his second wife, Barbara Slingbsy. Their son, John Ivory Talbot (?1691 – 1772) inherited the house and estate directly from his grandfather.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Sir John Ivory (1655 - 1695), British (English) School, circa 1685-1695. A three-quarter length portrait of Sir John Ivory, standing in a landsape, turned slightly to the right, with his head turned to the viewer. He wears a breastplate over a scarlet jacket, with a white lace cravat. He rests his left hand on his sword, and his right on a marble plinth at the lower left.
Full description
Eldest son of William Ivory, of New Ross, Co. Wexford; he married Anne (1665 –1720), daughter of Sir John Talbot (1630 – 1714) and his second wife, Barbara Slingbsy. Their son, John Ivory Talbot inherited the house and estate directly from his grandfather, Sir John Talbot. It seems unlikely that LAC.P.82 (Anne Talbot, Lady Ivory) is his pendant, it seemingly later, c.1700.
Provenance
Presumably inherited by his son, John Ivory Talbot (?1691 – 1772), and thence by descent until given by Matilda Theresa Talbot (formerly Gilchrist-Clarke) (1871 – 1958), who took the name of Talbot, and gave Lacock Abbey, its essential contents, and the village and estate of Lacock to the National Trust in 1944, and the pictures in 1948.
Credit line
Lacock Abbey, The Talbot Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist