Lot 50
50
Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lubeck 1646-1723 London)
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Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lubeck 1646-1723 London)

Portrait of Charles, 5th Lord North (1635-1691), half-length, in armour, in a feigned oval

Details
Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lubeck 1646-1723 London)
Portrait of Charles, 5th Lord North (1635-1691), half-length, in armour, in a feigned oval
with identifying inscription 'THE RT: HONBL: THE LORD NORTH AND GRAY.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.3 x 63.5 cm.)
Provenance
The Earls of Guilford, and by descent to the present owner.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
We are grateful to Sir John Guinness for suggesting that the present sitter is likely to be William, 6th Lord North (1678-1734), who as Lord General, would have been painted in armour, as in the present portrait.

Lot Essay

The sitter was the son of Dudley, 4th Lord North, K.B. (1602-1677) and his wife Anne, daughter and co-heir of Sir Charles Montagu. Charles North was also created 1st Lord (Baron) Grey (of Rolleston) 24 October 1673, and in 1667 married Catherine, widow of Sir Edward Mosley, 2nd Bt., and daughter of 1st Baron Grey of Warke. Their eldest son, William, became 6th Lord North and 2nd Lord Grey (1673-1731; for his portrait see lot 51).

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