Samuel Whitbread, facing left in brown coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat

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HENRY BONE, R.A. (1755-1834)
Samuel Whitbread, facing left in brown coat, white waistcoat and frilled cravat
signed on the obverse 'HBone' (lower left) and in full on the counter-enamel 'Sam^l. Whitbread Sen^. Esq^.. Henry Bone. pinx^t April 1796.'
enamel on copper
oval, 3¾ in. (94 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame

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Lot Essay

Samuel Whitbread (1720-1796) of Southill, Bedfordshire, married Harriet, daughter of William Hayton of Ivinghoe. He came from a non-conformist family in Bedfordshire where he inherited a small property. He entered a London brewery as a clerk and in time became the owner through hard work and good luck. Having amassed a huge fortune, he bought Lord Torrington's Southill estate in 1795 and for a time supported the tory interest in Bedfordshire.

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