Barbara Ivory, Mrs Henry III Davenport (d.1748)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1738
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 647 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 996363
Caption
Barbara Ivory was the daughter of Sir John Ivory (1655 – 95) and Anne Talbot (1665 – 1720), and sister of John Ivory Talbot (?1691 – 1772), who inherited Lacock. She married Henry Davenport of Worfield, Shropshire (1677 – 1731), as his second wife. Their son, the Rev. William Davenport (1725 – 1781) married his cousin, Martha Talbot (c.1722 – 1790), who had inherited Lacock from her brother. This is a reduced copy of another version at Lacock.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Barbara Ivory, Mrs Henry III Davenport (d.1748), English School, 1738. A fragment after P/82; inscribed: 'Bar Davenport to William Davenport given him in 1738'. A bust-length portrait, head tilted to the left, wearing a grey dress and a pink cloak.
Full description
Barbara Ivory was the daughter of Sir John Ivory (1655 – 95) and Anne Talbot (1665 – 1720), and sister of John Ivory Talbot (?1691 – 1772), who inherited Lacock. She married Henry Davenport of Worfield, Shropshire (1677 – 1731), as his second wife. Their son, the Rev. William Davenport (1725 – 1781) married his cousin, Martha Talbot (c.1722 – 1790), who had inherited Lacock from her brother.
Provenance
given by the sitter to her son, William Davenport; given by Matilda Theresa Gilchrist-Clark Talbot (1871 – 1958), who gave the Abbey, the village of Lacock and the rest of the estate to the National Trust in 1944, along with 96 of the family portraits and other pictures, in 1948
Credit line
Lacock Abbey, The Talbot Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Bar Davenport to William Davenport geiven him in 1738
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist