English School 18/19th Century Portrait of a young gentleman

English School 18/19th Century

Portrait of a young gentleman, half length, wearing blue, thought to be Richard Wilmot, Esq., son of Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (1709-1792) Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (1766-1771)

Oil on canvas

76 x 64cm; 30 x 25in

Richard Wilmot was John's eldest son who died aged 24 in Bengal in 1770