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Photograph of popular head Mrs Coleman & pupils of Hook School, 1958/9. Interviewed by Lord Bolingbroke for the job, she was at the school for 20 years. Search Hook School.

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Henrietta St John (1699-1756), Lady Luxborough, British School

Henrietta St John (1699-1756), Lady Luxborough, British School
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Henrietta was the only surviving daughter of Henry 1st Viscount St. John and his second wife Angelica Pelissary. She spent her childhood summers at Lydiard Park.

Henrietta’s elder half-brother, Henry 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, had introduced her to banker Robert Knight, 1st Earl of Catherlough. Following a short engagement, the couple were married at St. George’s, Hanover Square on June 10, 1727. They had two children, Henry born in 1728 and Madelaine Henrietta born in 1729 but the marriage was not a happy one.

Medium - oil on canvas

Measurements - H 124 x W 100 cm

Purchased in 1965 from Vernon St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke

Year:
1720-1725
Artist:
British School
Type:
Portrait
Location:
Dining Room, Lydiard House
Owner:
Swindon Borough Coun
Reference:
Lyd 1992/018
Copyright:
Lydiard House
Last updated on:
Monday 1st August 2022

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