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Thomas Gainsborough R.A.
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Thomas Gainsborough R.A.
- Portrait of Thomas Panton (1700–82)
- later inscribed lower left: Tho: Panton Esq / aged 73. 1772
- oil on canvas
Provenance
By descent from the sitter to Jones Panton (c. 1790–1830), Plas Gwyn, Pentraeth, Anglesey;
By descent to Mary Elizabeth Panton (1825–1907), his daughter, who married as his second wife, Charles Crespigny Vivian, 2nd Lord Vivian (1808–86);
By descent to Claude Hamilton Vivian (1849–1902), their son;
By descent to Captain Claude Panton Vivian (1920–44), his grandson;
Thence by descent to the present owners.
By descent to Mary Elizabeth Panton (1825–1907), his daughter, who married as his second wife, Charles Crespigny Vivian, 2nd Lord Vivian (1808–86);
By descent to Claude Hamilton Vivian (1849–1902), their son;
By descent to Captain Claude Panton Vivian (1920–44), his grandson;
Thence by descent to the present owners.
Literature
J. Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, Cardiff 1957, vol. I, p. 20, no. 7;
D. Oldrey, T. Cox, R. Nash, The Heath and the Horse, reproduced, due to be published September 2015;
To be included in the forthcoming catalgoue raisonée of the portraits of Thomas Gainsborough by Hugh Belsey.
D. Oldrey, T. Cox, R. Nash, The Heath and the Horse, reproduced, due to be published September 2015;
To be included in the forthcoming catalgoue raisonée of the portraits of Thomas Gainsborough by Hugh Belsey.
Catalogue Note
Thomas Panton was born in London, the son of Brigadier-General Thomas Panton (d. 1753). Panton was at first a groom in the stables of King George I at Hampton Court, and later Master of the Thurlow Hunt, trainer of the Duke of Devonshire's horses and Keeper of the King's Running Horses at Newmarket after 1750. His involvement in the racing world marked what would become a significant family association as Panton's son, also called Thomas (1731–1808) became a celebrated figure on the Turf. Thomas Panton junior was elected as a member of the Jockey Club, and subscribed to the Jockey Club Cup in 1768. His greatest sporting achievement came in 1786 when his horse Noble won the Derby. Panton also had a daughter Mary (d. 1793) who became the second wife of Peregrine, 3rd Duke of Ancaster (1714–78).