A list of pictures at Kingsweston, taken July 1695.
Alternate Title(s):
List of pictures at Kings Weston, taken July 1695
Published / Created:
England, 1695.
Physical Description:
1 v. ([22] p.) ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:7772491
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Sir Robert Southwell (1635-1702) was born near Kinsale, Ireland, and educated at Queen's College, Oxford. Knighted in 1665 and appointed envoy to the court of Portugal, Southwell successfully concluded the Peace of Lisbon in 1668. He held several other diplomatic posts under James II, including envoy to Lisbon again, and then to Brussels and Brandenburg. In 1690 he accompanied William III to Ireland and was named principal secretary of state for that kingdom, an office he held until his death. From 1690 to 1695 he was President of the Royal Society. In 1679, Southwell purchased the country estate of Kings Weston, near Bristol, which offered convenient proximity to Ireland and London. Southwell entertained William III at Kings Weston in 1690, and died there in 1702. The earlier Tudor house was replaced circa 1710 with the present mansion, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh.
Subject Terms:
Southwell, Robert, Sir, 1635–1702 -- Art collections -- Catalogs. | Southwell family. | Southwell family -- Portraits. | Kings Weston House -- Art collections -- Catalogs. | Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. | Painting -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. | Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792–1872 -- Ownership.
