Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1700s.
This fine quality portrait may be of Gervais Nevile, born c.1676 at Wellingore Hall, Kesteven, Lincolnshire. His parents were Bryan Nevile (1640 - 1754) and Martha Ellis (1652 - 1710).
Honora was the daughter of Dr. John Richards MD of Chelsea (1655-1697/8).
(Our thanks to Christopher Richards for the bigraphical information).
The Neviles of Aubourn Hall and Wellingore Hall, are an ancient Lincolnshire family, who descend in the male line from Gilbert de Nevile, mentioned in the Doomsday Book and an ancestor of the Nevills, Earls of Westmoreland.
JONATHAN RICHARDSON Snr (c1665 - 1745 was the leading native-born portrait painter of the first forty years of the century. He and Jervas were in rivalry with Kneller and Dahl. Jervas excelled with women's portraits Richardson was best with men. His works were sound, solid, good likenesses, and unpretentious.
SIZE: 36 x 32 inc. frame
PROVENANCE:
By descent through the Nevile family of Aubourn and Wellingore.
Verso: old handwritten label "Living Room. No. 4"
(Image 4 shows Aubourn Hall today, and Image 5 Wellingore Hall).
Roy Precious - Antiques & Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1700s.
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Portrait of Gervais Nevile C.1720; Attributed to Jonathan Richardson Snr.
