Circle of William Hoare of Bath (British 1706-1799) Portrait of John Roberts (c.1711-1772), secretary to Henry Pelham three-quarter-length Oil on canvas 126 x 100cm (49½ x 39¼ in.) Provenance: The Earls of Chichester, Stanmer Hall The present lot was purchased as a portrait of the Duke of Newcastle. However the physiognomy suggests this attribution may be incorrect. A double portrait by Hoare of Henry Pelham and his secretary John Roberts bears a striking resemblance of the former and the sitter here. This is corroborated by the paper entitled war accounts in the sitter's hands. Furthermore, records in The National Portrait Gallery catalogue for the group of paintings of the Pelham family by Hoare of Bath it mentions one portrait of a man in a red coat, as being one of a group by Hoare at Stanmer Hall in East Sussex. Stanmer Hall In 1713, Henry Pelham of Lewes bought Stanmer Estate for £7,500. He died in 1721 and his eldest son Henry then appointed French architect Nicolas Dubois to design a new house in the fashionable Palladian style at a cost of £14,000. With the old Manor demolished, work began on the new house in 1722, using sandstone quarried in the Weald. In 1725, the Estate was inherited by Henry's younger brother, Thomas Pelham - who had lived as a Merchant in Constantinople. Work on the house was finally completed in 1727. Thomas Pelham's son, of the same name, inherited the estate in 1737and would later be elected to the House of Commons for Rye in 1749, a seat he held until 1754. He served as a as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1761 to 1762 and as Comptroller of the Household from 1765 to 1774 being admitted to the Privy Council in 1765. In 1768 Thomas succeeded his cousin the Duke of Newcastle as second Baron Pelham of Stanmer as well as the Pelham baronetcy. Pelham also served as Surveyor-General of Customs of London from 1773 to 1805 and as the last Keeper of the Great Wardrobe from 1775 to 1782. In 1801 he was created Earl of Chichester, a title which would maintain Stanmer as its seat for the next 140 years. In 1942 Stanmer was requisitioned by the War Office for the Canadian Tank Regiment, to provide billets and live firing ranges. In 1947 it was sold as a result of the extensive damage caused by its requisitioning and death of the 8th Earl whilst on active service in 1944.
Circle of William Hoare of Bath (British 1706-1799) Portrait of John Roberts (c.1711-1772), secretary to Henry Pelham three-quarter-length Oil on canvas 126 x 100cm (49½ x 39¼ in.) Provenance: The Earls of Chichester, Stanmer Hall The present lot was purchased as a portrait of the Duke of Newcastle. However the physiognomy suggests this attribution may be incorrect. A double portrait by Hoare of Henry Pelham and his secretary John Roberts bears a striking resemblance of the former and the sitter here. This is corroborated by the paper entitled war accounts in the sitter's hands. Furthermore, records in The National Portrait Gallery catalogue for the group of paintings of the Pelham family by Hoare of Bath it mentions one portrait of a man in a red coat, as being one of a group by Hoare at Stanmer Hall in East Sussex. Stanmer Hall In 1713, Henry Pelham of Lewes bought Stanmer Estate for £7,500. He died in 1721 and his eldest son Henry then appointed French architect Nicolas Dubois to design a new house in the fashionable Palladian style at a cost of £14,000. With the old Manor demolished, work began on the new house in 1722, using sandstone quarried in the Weald. In 1725, the Estate was inherited by Henry's younger brother, Thomas Pelham - who had lived as a Merchant in Constantinople. Work on the house was finally completed in 1727. Thomas Pelham's son, of the same name, inherited the estate in 1737and would later be elected to the House of Commons for Rye in 1749, a seat he held until 1754. He served as a as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1761 to 1762 and as Comptroller of the Household from 1765 to 1774 being admitted to the Privy Council in 1765. In 1768 Thomas succeeded his cousin the Duke of Newcastle as second Baron Pelham of Stanmer as well as the Pelham baronetcy. Pelham also served as Surveyor-General of Customs of London from 1773 to 1805 and as the last Keeper of the Great Wardrobe from 1775 to 1782. In 1801 he was created Earl of Chichester, a title which would maintain Stanmer as its seat for the next 140 years. In 1942 Stanmer was requisitioned by the War Office for the Canadian Tank Regiment, to provide billets and live firing ranges. In 1947 it was sold as a result of the extensive damage caused by its requisitioning and death of the 8th Earl whilst on active service in 1944.
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