A Very Large Pair of 17thC French School Oil on Canvas Portraits of the Comtesse de la Rochelle & Rene Ferdinand de Precipiano, Baron de Cuse c.1630-40; Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire sub-Curios The chair is designed to

The chair is designed to be used relatively lightly so it’s design does not suit heavy use but it does remain strong enough to be used

Complete House Furnisher

To the reverse of the picture we find two further strands of information

and six others are hanged for their part in the previous year's Despard Plot which was the last time anyone has been sentenced to be hanged

of typical Regency design

A Very Large Pair of 17thC French School Oil on Canvas Portraits of the Comtesse de la Rochelle & Rene Ferdinand de Precipiano, Baron de Cuse c.1630-40; Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire sub-Curios The chair is designed toOrigin: French Period: Louis XIII Provenance: Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire (Possibly from the Collection of William Beckford) Date: c. 1630 40 Heights: 94. 5 Widths: 53. 5 (each & in frames) The very large French School oil on canvas portraits at approximately eight feet high each, in faux grained painted frames, depicting the Comtesse de la Rochelle and Rene Ferdinand de Precipiano, Baron de Cuse, both in their splendour, amongst country house settings