Art

Portrait of Richard Grenville

Details

Date
17th century
Author / Artist
Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller
Dimensions
122cm by 99cm
Material
Oil on Canvas
Catalogue number
HBT.45
Current location
East corridor

Portrait of Richard Grenville of Wotton Underwood. Oil on canvas, school of Kneller.

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Art

Portrait of Richard Grenville

Details

Date
17th century
Author / Artist
English School
Dimensions
59cm by 46cm
Material
Oil on wood
Catalogue number
HBT.46
Current location
North Hall

Portrait of Richard Grenville of Wotton Underwood, Oil on panel, English school 17th Century.

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Art

Portrait of Catherine Finch

Details

Date
17th century
Author / Artist
Dimensions
Material
Oil on panel
Catalogue number
HBT.47
Current location

Portrait of Catherine Finch. Oil on panel, English school.

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Furniture

Mahogany Chairs

Details

Date
c1770
Author / Artist
Dimensions
width 61 cm, height 98cm
Material
Mahogany
Catalogue number
HBT.19.1-2
Current location
Gothic Library

Pair of mahogany hall chairs, George III, circa 1770, the circular backs painted with Chandos armorial above and scroll and swag carved supports, dished circular seat and pierced oval front support centre with painted crest.

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Furniture

Mahogany Armchairs

Details

Date
1738-1820
Author / Artist
Dimensions
61cm by 98cm
Material
Wood, Textile
Catalogue number
HBT.48.1-2
Current location
Gothic Library Ante Room

A pair of mahogany library armchairs. The backs covered in tapestry (modern replacement of original still intact in part) with needlepoint emblem of wheatsheaf encircled by garter motto “honi soit qui mal y pense” and surmounted by a ducal coronet. The seats are similarly covered in tapestry with needlepoint ‘B’ surrounded by a wreath and ducal coronet. (Chairs photographed in the catalogue for the 1923 sale.) (MB ref HB08DS01)

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Miscellaneous

Letters Patent

Details

Date
1714
Author / Artist
Dimensions
Length 93 cm
Material
Vellum, Leather, Metal
Catalogue number
HBT.31
Current location
Archives

Grant of Baronetcy to Richard Temple by Letters Patent of George I, 1 Oct 1714 (in leather box; royal seal imperfect).

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Miscellaneous

Letters Patent

Details

Date
1785
Author / Artist
Dimensions
Length 97 cm
Material
Vellum, Leather, Metal
Catalogue number
HBT.32
Current location
Archives

Grant of title of Marquess to George Nugent-Temple-Grenville by Letters Patent of George III, 1785 (in leather box; royal seal imperfect).

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Photographs

Photographs of Uniform Designs for Bucks Militia

Details

Date
1793
Author / Artist
Dimensions
24 x 17 cm
Material
Photographic reproduction
Catalogue number
HBT.8.1-13
Current location
Gothic Library Ante-Room

13 designs of regimental uniforms for the Bucks Militia (1793) now in the Stowe Collection at British Library. Photographic reproductions in colour presented by the Hon. David Geddes. Formerly part of the Treasure Chest Collection (pre-1984).

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Photographs

Reproduction Portrait of Countess Temple

Details

Date
1760
Author / Artist
Allan Ramsay
Dimensions
140 x 100 cm
Material
Photographic reproduction
Catalogue number
HBT.26
Current location
Blue Room

Portrait of Anna Chambers, Countess Temple. Colour photograph, enlarged to actual size (with Earl Temple).

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Art

Portrait of Sir Richard Temple, Lord Cobham

Details

Date
c1740
Author / Artist
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
Dimensions
76 x 51 cm
Material
Oil on Canvas
Catalogue number
HBT.3
Current location
North Hall

Portrait of Lord Cobham by Jean Baptiste van Loo. Formerly part of the Treasure Chest Collection (pre-1984). Half-length wearing a dark brown velvet coat.

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