Have one like this?
Upload a photo for a free check of what yours may be worth.
Lot description
PORTRAIT OF LORD GEORGE CAVENDISH (C. 1727-1794) measurements note 74 by 60 cm., 29 by 23 1/2 in. half length, seated, weaing a maroon coat and a white waistcoat inscribed along the upper edge:DOMNS PRAEN OB. G.CAVENDISH OB. AN. MDCCXCIV / Heu! prisca fides oil on canvas NOTE The sitter was the second son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Catherine, daughter of John Hoskins. He was educated at Chesterfield and St John's College, Cambridge. In 1756 he succeeded to the Lancashire estates of his cousin Sir William Lowther. He was godson of George II and from 1761-1762 was Comptroller of the Household of George III. He served for over forty years in the House of Commons as M.P. for Weymouth (1751-1754) and then for Derbyshire (1754-1794). He became Father of the House of Commons and became known as 'Truth and Daylight' on account of his integrity. His inheritance in 1756 included Holker Hall where he lived until his death. He employed John Carr of York to make substantial alterations to the house, and also made changes to the grounds, removing the old formal Dutch gardens to create a more natural landscape. His final years at Holker were often spent with his two younger brothers, Lord John Cavendish (who was twice Chancellor of the Exchequer) and Lord Frederick (the Field Marshal). They would be seen walking after an early supper to the summer house in the garden where they would eat cockles and drink punch.