Attributed to Thomas Gooch (1750-1802)

A Gentleman, probably William Earle of West Derby (1721-1788), on Horseback, in the grounds of a manor

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Attributed to Thomas Gooch (1750-1802)
A Gentleman, probably William Earle of West Derby (1721-1788), on Horseback, in the grounds of a manor
with pencil inscription 'William Earle/of/West Derby' (on the stretcher) '(no)1060/Wm Earle (f)/of West Derby/1721-1788/style of G. Garrard' (on a label of W. Freeman and Sons Ltd on the reverse)
oil on canvas
50¼ x 40in. (127.6 x 102.4 cm.)

Lot Essay

William Earle of West Derby, Lancashire, was the youngest son of John Earle (d. 1751), Mayor of Liverpool in 1709, and his wife Mary (d. 1751) only child and heiress of Ralph Finch, of Chester. He married Ann (d. 1785), daughter of Thomas Hesken and widow of John Winstanly - by whom he had two sons Thomas (d.1822) and William (d. 1839) and other issue. Thomas was Mayor of Liverpool in 1787.

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