Portrait of Reverend John Coker (1697-1765) of Langton, Dorset and Woodcotes, seated three-quarter-length, holding a bible with Langton House beyond; and Portrait of Mrs Elizabeth Coker (1710-1765), seated three-quarter-length, in a blue dress, on a ledge with a landscape beyond

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English School, Circa 1730
Portrait of Reverend John Coker (1697-1765) of Langton, Dorset and Woodcotes, seated three-quarter-length, holding a bible with Langton House beyond; and Portrait of Mrs Elizabeth Coker (1710-1765), seated three-quarter-length, in a blue dress, on a ledge with a landscape beyond
the former inscribed 'Revd. JOHN COKER. of LANGTON, DORSET and WOODCOTES.' (upper left), with inscription 'Revd. J. Coker born 1697 ob 1774' (on the reverse); the latter inscribed 'Mrs COKER (upper right) with inscription 'Elizabeth Williams born 1710 ob.1765' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
50½ x 41 in. (128.2 x 104.1 cm.)
a pair (2)

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Lot Essay

The sitter became rector of Langton Church, near Blandford Forum, Dorset in 1721 and is believed to have finished building Langton House, seen in the background of the present picture, in the same year. He remained as the rector until his death in 1765 when the house passed to his daughter Honeyfield.

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