English School, circa 1820

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English School, circa 1820
The Earl and Countess of Clancarty: he, seated full face in blue coat with gilt buttons and velvet collar, wearing The Royal Guelphic Order, and the red sash and breast star of an order, an open book resting on his left hand; she, seated in a black dress with white fichu, a blue stole over her shoulders, wearing an elaborate white bonnet, seated in a red chair
in fitted red leather cases
rectangular, approximately 5 x 4 in. (127 x 102 mm.)
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The upper breast star is the Knight Grand Companion of the Bath which the Earl of Clancarty was awarded in 1815

Lot Essay

Richard Trench later Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty (1767-1837) diplomatist, was the eldest surviving son of William Power Keating Trench, first earl, and Anne, daughter of the Rt. Hon. Charles Gardiner of Dublin. He sat in the Irish parliament from 1769-1797 for the county of Galway, in which his seat, Garbally was situated. He was created an Irish peer on 25 November 1797 with the title of Baron Kilconnel of Garbally, and was further advanced as Viscount Dunlo in 1801, and Earl of Clancarty on 12 Feb 1803. Richard Trench was called to the Irish Bar and in 1796 entered the Irish Parliament as member for Newton Limavady. In May of 1806 he was named postmaster-general in Ireland. He received the offices of master of the mint and president of the board of trade in 1813. In August of 1814 he was named one of the four English plenipotentiaries to the congress of Vienna. He was created Marquis of Heusden by the king of the Netherlands in 1818.

In 1796 he married Henrietta Margaret, daughter of the Rt. Hon. John Staples. She had three sons and two daughters.

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