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George Clint, A.R.A.
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George Clint, A.R.A.
1770-1854
portrait of john herman merivale (1779-1844); and louisa, his wife
half length, seated, he wearing a black coat, she wearing a black dress and red turban
a pair, both oil on canvas (2)
each 74.5 by 62 cm., 29 1/4 by 24 1/2 in.
John Herman Merivale was the son of John Merivale of Barton Place, Exeter, and Ann Katencamp. He was brought up to strict presbyterian principles, and though he was at St John's, Cambridge, he did not take his degree. He entered Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar in 1804. He practiced in chancery, and bankruptcy, and sat on the chancery commission, and was appointed a comissionership of bankruptcy.
He married Louisa Heath, daughter of the Rev Joseph Dury, headmaster of Harrow School, with whom he
had six sons and six daughters. His eldest son, Herman Merivale was under-secretary for India, and his second son, Charles, was Dean of Ely Cathederal.
Merivale was a noted and accomplished scholar, collaborating with Bland on Collections from the Greek Anthology, and from the Pastoral, Elegiac, and Dramatic poets of Greece, 1813, and in 1814 he published Orlando in Roncesvalles, and a number of other romantic and classical works. He was a friend of Lord Byron, who praised his translations and original poems, and a great patron of Francis Towne. The Merivale's were part of a group in Exeter with whom Francis Towne was engaged professionally and socially, which included James White, and his nephew John White Abbott, William Jackson, and John Downman. Towne gave art classes to the Merivale children at the family
home, Barton Place, and was always afforded a warm welcome by the family. Merivale, James White, and Towne formed a firm friendship, and when feeling the need for a change of scenery, Towne made an excursion with the two of them to the Lake District in 1786. Towne also made Merivale the ultimate beneficiary of his estate, including his drawings and paintings. Many of these drawings were discovered hidden away in folios in Barton Place by Paul Oppe.
Provenance;
By descent in the Merivale family to the present owner
1770-1854
portrait of john herman merivale (1779-1844); and louisa, his wife
half length, seated, he wearing a black coat, she wearing a black dress and red turban
a pair, both oil on canvas (2)
each 74.5 by 62 cm., 29 1/4 by 24 1/2 in.
John Herman Merivale was the son of John Merivale of Barton Place, Exeter, and Ann Katencamp. He was brought up to strict presbyterian principles, and though he was at St John's, Cambridge, he did not take his degree. He entered Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar in 1804. He practiced in chancery, and bankruptcy, and sat on the chancery commission, and was appointed a comissionership of bankruptcy.
He married Louisa Heath, daughter of the Rev Joseph Dury, headmaster of Harrow School, with whom he
had six sons and six daughters. His eldest son, Herman Merivale was under-secretary for India, and his second son, Charles, was Dean of Ely Cathederal.
Merivale was a noted and accomplished scholar, collaborating with Bland on Collections from the Greek Anthology, and from the Pastoral, Elegiac, and Dramatic poets of Greece, 1813, and in 1814 he published Orlando in Roncesvalles, and a number of other romantic and classical works. He was a friend of Lord Byron, who praised his translations and original poems, and a great patron of Francis Towne. The Merivale's were part of a group in Exeter with whom Francis Towne was engaged professionally and socially, which included James White, and his nephew John White Abbott, William Jackson, and John Downman. Towne gave art classes to the Merivale children at the family
home, Barton Place, and was always afforded a warm welcome by the family. Merivale, James White, and Towne formed a firm friendship, and when feeling the need for a change of scenery, Towne made an excursion with the two of them to the Lake District in 1786. Towne also made Merivale the ultimate beneficiary of his estate, including his drawings and paintings. Many of these drawings were discovered hidden away in folios in Barton Place by Paul Oppe.
Provenance;
By descent in the Merivale family to the present owner