Friday 11 November 2016

Monuments in the Church at Edenham, Part 4.

 
 
The Remarkable Group of Monuments
in St Michaels Church,
 Edenham Lincolnshire
(Part 4).
 
Monument to Robert Bertie.
signed by Hebnry Scheemakers and Henry Cheere
 
Died in 1723, aged 63, son of Robert Earl of Lindsay and wife Elizabeth née Wharton. His first wife was Mary Wynne from Carnarvon, by whom he had 2 sons, Robert and Peregrine, and 3 daughters Elizabeth, Elinora and Mary who died young. his second wife, Albina Farrington gave him 5 sons and one daughter, Norris died as an infant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Conway Library Courtauld Institute of Art.
 

Monuments in the Church at Edenham, (Part 3).

 
 
The Remarkable Group of Monuments
in Saint Michael's Church
Edenham, Lincolnshire.
(Part 3).
 
 
 
Peregrine Bertie,
Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, Lord Great Chamberlain of England, Died aged 55 in 1741.
 
Shown in Roman dress leaning on an urn with a medallion of Duchess Jane,
née Brownlow.
They had 3 sons and 4 daughters: Peregrine, Albermarle, Brownlow, Mary, Albina, Jane and Carolina.
 
 
Jane Duchess of Ancaster.
 
Photographs by the Author - 5 May 2015.

Monuments in the Church at Edenham 2

The Remarkable Group of Monuments
in the St Michael's Church Edenham, Lincolnshire,
(Part 2).
Monument to the third and Fourth Dukes of Ancaster
Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster (1714-1778) married Elizabeth Blundell, and secondly Mary Panton (d.1793). Shown seated holding a cameo of the Duchess. Standing in roman dress is the 4th Duke, Robert Bertie (1756-1779).He never married, and died of Scarlet Fever.
Monument by Charles Harris of London.

For Charles Harris and his workshop on the Strand see -

http://english18thcenturyportraitsculpture.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/charles-harris-catalogue.html