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English School, 18th Century
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English School, 18th Century

Wilkes, the Myddleton family's scullion

細節
English School, 18th Century
Wilkes, the Myddleton family's scullion
with indistinct inscription (lower centre), and further inscribed 'Wells Wilkes Chirc Castle Scullion. 1788,' (centre)
oil on canvas
21½ x 16½in. (54.6 x 41.8cm.)
來源
Mrs. M. A. A. Lovett, Henlle Hall, Gobowen, Nr. Oswestry, Shropshire, probably included in C. E. Williams, House Sale, 1-2 November 1972.
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拍品專文

A portrait of Wilkes, the Myddleton family scullion announcing dinner and ringing the ancient bell, had been set up above the courtyard clock, following the acquisition of the Welsh border castle of Chirk by Sir Thomas Myddleton in the late 16th century. A portrait of Wilkes, executed in 1730 and recorded in 'The Glass Pantry' in the 1814 inventory, still hangs in the Servants Hall at Chirk.