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Thomas Beach (Milton Abbas 1738-1806 Dorchester) Portrait of William, later 1st Earl of Craven, as a boy, in Van Dyck costume image 1
Thomas Beach (Milton Abbas 1738-1806 Dorchester) Portrait of William, later 1st Earl of Craven, as a boy, in Van Dyck costume image 2
Thomas Beach (Milton Abbas 1738-1806 Dorchester) Portrait of William, later 1st Earl of Craven, as a boy, in Van Dyck costume image 3
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Thomas Beach
(Milton Abbas 1738-1806 Dorchester)
Portrait of William, later 1st Earl of Craven, as a boy, in Van Dyck costume

5 July 2023, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £7,680 inc. premium

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Thomas Beach (Milton Abbas 1738-1806 Dorchester)

Portrait of William, later 1st Earl of Craven, as a boy, in Van Dyck costume
indistinctly signed 'T.Be***' (lower right)
oil on canvas, oval
136.5 x 97.2cm (53 11/16 x 38 1/4in).

Footnotes

Provenance
William, 7th Baron Craven and 1st Earl of Craven (1770-1825), by descent to
Cornelia, Countess of Craven (1877-1961)
Her deceased sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 November 1968, lot 1, where purchased by
With Richard Green, London
Private Collection, UK
Sale, Sotheby's, London 30 April 2015, lot 943
With Historical Portraits, London, where purchased by the present owner

Literature
Catalogue of works at Coombe Abbey, 1886, no. 208 (according to provenance)

The sitter (1770-1825) was the eldest son of William Craven and Lady Elizabeth Berkelely. He succeeded his father as seventh Baron Craven in 1791 and was created Viscount Uffington and Earl Craven in 1801. He married Louisa Brunton, a much admired actress in 1807.

The present portrait remained in the Craven family until it was sold in 1968, along with 6 other works by Thomas Beach, including the portrait of Elizabeth, Lady Craven (lot 3) which was purchased by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles and later offered at Sotheby's, New York on 26 January 2012, lot 204.

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