February 24, 2022 10:00 EST
The Gilded Age
37
British School (18th Century)
Portrait of Mary Frances, Lady Rich (1755-1833)
Inscribed 'Ye Honble Mary Frances Lady Rich/ Only Child of Lieu: Gen: Sir Robert Rich/ Nat: 31st August AD 1755/ Nup: At Gretna Green/ Renup: 4th Jan AD 1784/ To Ye Revd Charles Bostock who was in 1791/ created a Baronet, having in 1790/ assumed ye Surname & Arms of Rich/ Ob: 20th May AD 1833' verso, oil on canvas framed in the oval
28 3/8 x 23 1/2 in. (72.1 x 59.7cm)
Provenance
Property of a Florida gentleman, formerly of Glen Cree, Kennebunkport, Maine.
Sold for $756
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Inscribed 'Ye Honble Mary Frances Lady Rich/ Only Child of Lieu: Gen: Sir Robert Rich/ Nat: 31st August AD 1755/ Nup: At Gretna Green/ Renup: 4th Jan AD 1784/ To Ye Revd Charles Bostock who was in 1791/ created a Baronet, having in 1790/ assumed ye Surname & Arms of Rich/ Ob: 20th May AD 1833' verso, oil on canvas framed in the oval
28 3/8 x 23 1/2 in. (72.1 x 59.7cm)
Provenance
Property of a Florida gentleman, formerly of Glen Cree, Kennebunkport, Maine.
Note
Mary Frances, daughter of Robert Rich (1717-1785), 5th Baronet, and Mary Ludlow, married Reverend Charles Bostock of Shirley House, Hampshire in 1784. The consignor's colonial style home, Glen Cree, was featured in the magazine Colonial Homes, November-December 1985, and much of the collection was photographed.
