Lot Essay
The sitter was born in 1651. He was a Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in 1689 and was the founder of the almshouses at Hopton. He died in 1719.
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Circle of John Riley (1646 - 1691)
Portrait of Sir Philip Gell, 3rd and last Bt. of Hopton,
half length, in a brown cloak, and white lace jabot
oil on canvas
30 x 24in. (76.2 x 61cm.)
Portrait of Sir Philip Gell, 3rd and last Bt. of Hopton,
half length, in a brown cloak, and white lace jabot
oil on canvas
30 x 24in. (76.2 x 61cm.)