File:Portrait of Thomas Starkie, of Frenchwood House, Preston (by Arthur Devis).jpg

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Portrait of Thomas Starkie, of Frenchwood House, Preston (by Arthur Devis)

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English: Arthur Devis (Preston 1712 - 1787 Brighton)

Portrait of Thomas Starkie, of Frenchwood House, Preston, full-length, sitting by a tree, holding a book

oil on canvas, 65.3 x 48.7 cm.; 25¾ x 19¼ in.

A second version by the artist of the signed and dated painting from 1749, today in the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston.

Thomas Starkie, a Preston solicitor, was the son of Nicholas Starkie, barrister-at-law and Attorney General of the County Palatine. Both he and his brother Edmund were influential members of the Town Council and therefore well placed to promote their keen Jacobite sympathies. Thomas Starkie was elected mayor of Preston in 1754. He lived at Frenchwood House which he had built in circa 1730. Here he is shown seated beneath an oak tree on the south side of the house, overlooking the Ribble valley. To the left is Saint Leonard's Church, Walton-le-Dale, with Hoghton Tower visible at the top of the hill in the distance.
Date 18-th century
Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/town-country-a-private-collection/portrait-of-thomas-starkie-of-frenchwood-house
Author
Arthur Devis  (1712–1787)  wikidata:Q3286189
 
Arthur Devis
Alternative names
1708 - 1787; a. devis; devis a.; sen. Devis; devis a.w.; Devis; Portrait painter Arthur Devis
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 19 February 1712 Edit this at Wikidata 25 July 1787 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Preston (Lancashire) Brighton
Work location
London, Preston, Brighton
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creator QS:P170,Q3286189

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