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by jenjunebugSeptember 5, 2023February 5, 2026

I have an editorial decision to make regarding women. Do I put them under their married name or under their maiden name? I think for now I’ll put them under both, as it’s nice to see them in relation to their fathers as well as in relation to their husband!

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*James Lenox Naper (1712-1776), who later changed his surname to Dutton.*

*William Newcome (1729–1800), Archbishop of Armagh*.

*Charlotte Newcomen (d. 1817) Viscountess Newcomen by Thomas Hickey, with her daughters Jane, Teresa and Charlotte, 1779, courtesy National Trust Wimpole Hall*.

*I think this is a portrait of Henrietta Townsend née Newenham (1764-1848). She married Richard Boyle Townsend and was daughter of John Newenham (1738-1785) of Maryborough, County Cork* *and Harriet Vereker of Roxborough, County Limerick.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*William Nicolson (1655-1727) Bishop of Derry.*

*Isaac Nicholson, b. 1840.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*General William Nugent (d. 1690) Date. c.1685 by Gaspar Smitz*, *courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Christopher Nugent (1642-1680) Lord Delvin portrait (c1660-5) by Gaspar Smitz at National Gallery of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland.* *Smitz was a Dutch artist who is said to have come to England shortly after the Restoration and who became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Dublin.* *This Guild was also known as the Guild of Dublin Cutlers, Painter-Steyners and Stationers, and was founded in 1670.*

*Possibly George Frederick Nugent, Lord Delvin, later 7th Earl of Westmeath, by François-Xavier Vispré* https://www.christies.com.cn/lot/attributed-to-francois-xavier-vispre-french-c1730-1794-5341641/?intObjectID=5341641&lid=1

Mary Ann Cavendish Bradshaw also known as the Countess of Westmeath. Portrait painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence in 1806. She was born Marianne Jeffreys, and married George Frederick Nugent, the 7th Earl of Westmeath and she became the Countess of Westmeath. In 1796 in a sensational court case she divorced Nugent and soon after married Augustus Cavendish Bradshaw.

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*Murrough O’Brien (d. 1551) King of Thomond, Submits to King Henry VIII, Created 1543*, History of the O’Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945, page 264, https://archive.org/details/historyofobriens00obri/page/n309/mode/2up

Murrough O’Brien (d. 1551) King of Thomond, submitted to King Henry VIII in 1543 and was created 1st Earl of Thomond [Ireland] on 1 July 1543, for life with a special remainder to his nephew, Donogh. He was also created 1st Baron of Inchiquin [Ireland].

*Donough O’Brien (*died 1582*) of Leameneagh and Dromoland, younger son of Murrough O’Brien last King of Thomond, 1st Earl of Thomond, painted 1577 on panel, courtesy* History of the O’Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945, *by Donough O’Brien, page 200*.

*Slaney O’Brien nee McNamara, daughter of John of Cratelagh, wife of Donough O’Brien of Leameneagh (d. 1582), 1577 on panel in her 28th year.* History of the O’Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945, *by Donough O’Brien, p 200.*

His son Donogh McMurrough O’Brien (d. 1582) lived at Leamanagh and at Dromoland, County Clare. He in turn had a son Connor McDonogh O’Brien (d. 1603/4), who had a son, Donogh O’Brien (1595-1634/35) who married Honora Wingfield.

*Slaney O’Brien, wife of Conor, Daughter of Turlough O’Brien of the Dough and Ennistymon courtesy Max Gheeraerts,* Historical memoir of the O’Briens, The Origin and History of the O’Brien Clan by John O’Donoghue, Publ.1860, Martin Breen 2002.

*Donough O’Brien of Lemeneagh (1595-1637) Scan from* Historical Memoir of the O’Briens, The Origin and History of the O’Brien Clan *John O’Donoghue published by Martin Breen (Collection of Lord Inchiquin)*.

Donogh and Honoria Wingfield had a son Colonel Connor McDonogh O’Brien (1617-1651) who married Mary ‘Rua’ MacMahon.

*Máire Rua O’Brien née McMahon (1615/1616 – 1686) daughter of Turlough Roe McMahon Baronet, wearing Felemish bobbin lace with O’Brien coat of arms.* She married first Colonel Neylan, then in 1639, Colonel Conor O’Brien (1617-1651) of Lemeneagh, ancestor of Barons Inchiquin, but he was slain in battle in 1651. She then married, to keep the family property, Captain John Cooper of Ireton’s army, whom she is said to have murdered! It’s a rare example of a portrait almost certainly painted in Ireland in the first half of the seventeenth century – see Irish Portraits 1660-1860 *by Anne Crookshank and the Knight of Glin, published by the Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art 1969.*

*Donough O’Brien (1642-1717), 1st Baronet of Lemeneagh and Dromoland, Co. Clare by Mary Beale, 1690. He lived in Dromoland Castle.* *He was the son of Máire Rua O’Brien née McMahon (1615/1616 – 1686) and Conor McDonogh O’Brien (1617-1651).*

*Lucia Hamilton, 1674, daughter of George Hamilton. Wife of Donough O’Brien, 1st Baronet, married in 1674. She died two years later, not long after the birth of his son and heir, Lucius.*

*Lucius O’Brien (1675-1717) son of Donough O’Brien 1st Baronet of Leameneh*, History of the O’Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945, *by Donough O’Brien, p 212*.jpg

*Catherine Keightley, daughter of Thomas Keightley and Frances Hyde, aunt of Queens Anne and Mary, wife of Lucius O’Brien*, History of the O’Briens from Brian Boroimhe, AD. 1000 to AD. 1945, *by Donough O’Brien, p 232*.

*Edward O’Brien (1705-1765) 2nd Baronet of Dromoland, County Clare from* Historical memoir of the O’Briens : The Origin and History of the O’Brien Clan, *by John O’Donoghue A.M, Barrister-at-Law, First Published in 1860 (Martin Breen 2002) Illustrations section (Collection of O’Brien of Dromoland), Public Domain*, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109837449 *He was the son of Lucius O’Brien.*

*Mary Hickman, wife of Edward O’Brien, 2nd Baronet, from* Historical memoir of the O’Briens : The Origin and History of the O’Brien Clan, *by John O’Donoghue A.M, Barrister-at-Law, First Published in 1860 (Martin Breen 2002) Illustrations section, Public Domain,* https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109837783

*Lucius O’Brien (1731-1795) 3rd Baronet, courtesy of* Harnet – The Other Clare Vol. 9 page 14,15.

*Ann Ffrench wife of Sir Lucius O’Brien, 3rd Baronet courtesy Unknown author* – These My Friends and Forebears: The O’Briens of Dromoland. *She was daughter of Robert Ffrench of Monivea Castle, County Galway, MP for County Galway, and of Nichola Acheson, daughter of Arthur, 5th Baronet of Market Hill, County Armagh.*

Capt. Edward O’Brien, holding a musket in the uniform of 52nd Regiment of Foot, standing against landscape, line of infantry firing a volley against an advisory, by Robert Hunter (1715 – 1780), courtesy of Adam’s auction 16 Oct 2018. Edward O’Brien (c.1735 1787) was the third son of Sir Edward O’Brien 2nd Baronet of Dromoland and Mary Hickman. A portrait of him and titled Master Edward O’Brien by Philip Hussey was exhibited with the Irish Portraits 1660 1860 Dublin, London and Belfast 1970, Cat no. 31. His ambition was to be a solider but there was no money to buy a Cornecy of Dragoons until 1759. A riding accident prevented his joining Corps being raised to go to America. He became a Captain in the 122nd Regiment and then exchanged (costing £379 3 4) into the 52nd Regiment. He married his cousin Charlotte Hickman of Brickhall, Co. Clare. With his easy-going spendthrift nature and love of horses, it is easy to see why he was his fathers favourite son. Although his father had left him Jockey Hall on the Curragh, he was not able to provide for his family and appealed to his more serious brother, Lucius, for help who assigned him a life interest in lands at Leamanagh and organised his return to military service. However, he forbade him from leaving the kingdom, thereby again preventing him going to America where he thought he could distinguish himself. He died in 1787 with the rank of colonel.

Another son of Murrough O’Brien (d. 1551) 1st Earl of Thomond was Dermod O’Brien (d. 1552) 2nd Baron of Inchiquin. He married Margaret (d. 1568), daughter of Donough O’Brien (d. 1553) 1st Earl of Thomond. She gave birth to their heir, Murrough Macdermot O’Brien (1550-1573) 3rd Baron of Inchiquin. After her husband died, Margaret married Richard Bourke (d. 1582) 2nd Earl of Clanricarde. Murrough O’Brien (1614-1674) 6th Baron of Inchiquin was created 1st Earl of Inchiquin.

*Murrough O’Brien (1614-1674) 1st Earl of Inchiquin by John Michael Wright courtesy of Manchester Art Gallery.* *He married Elizabeth St. Leger (d. 1685).*

Murrough O’Brien (1614-1674) 1st Earl of Inchiquin married Elizabeth St. Leger (d. 1685). His daughter Honoria married Lt.-Col. Theobald Bourke, 3rd Lord Bourke, Baron of Brittas. His daughter Elizabeth (d. 1688) married Richard Southwell, MP for Askeaton, County Limerick. His daughter Mary married Henry Boyle (1648-1693) son of the 1st Earl of Orrery. His son was William O’Brien (d. 1691) 2nd Earl of Inchiquin.

Lady Mary Boyle nursing her son Charles, by Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) Adams auction 18 Oct 2022. She was daughter of Murrough O’Brien (1614-1674) 1st Earl of Inchiquin. She married married Henry Boyle (1648-1693) son of the 1st Earl of Orrery.

*William O’Brien (1638-1952) 2nd Earl of Inchiquin, 7th Baron Inchiquin* https//:commons.wikimedia.org

William O’Brien (1638-1952) 2nd Earl of Inchiquin, 7th Baron Inchiquin married Margaret Boyle, daughter of Roger Boyle 1st Earl of Orrery. Their son was William O’Brien (d. 1719) 3rd Earl of Inchiquin.

*William O’Brien (d. 1719) 3rd Earl of Inchiquin courtesy of https//:commons.wikimedia.org*

William O’Brien (d. 1719) 3rd Earl of Inchiquin married Mary Villiers and their daughter Mary married Robert FitzGerald, 19th Earl of Kildare.

James O’Brien (d. 1771) was a son of William O’Brien (d. 1719) 3rd Earl of Inchiquin and Mary Villiers. He married Mary Jephson. They had a son Murrough O’Brien (1726-1808) 1st Marquess of Thomond.

*Murrough O’Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond, (1726-1808) Engraver Samuel William Reynolds, English, 1773-1835 After John Hoppner, English, 1758-1810,* *courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Murrough O’Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond KP, PC (1726–1808), 5th Earl of Inchiquin (1777–1800) by Henry Bone courtesy of Bonhams.*

*Mary Palmer, Countess of Inchiquin, Marchioness of Thomond (1750-1820), wife of Murrough O’Brien, 1st Marquess (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) by Thomas Phillips courtesy of National Trust Petworth.*

James O’Brien (d. 1771) and Mary Jephson had a daughter Anne (1720-1745) who married Most Rev. Michael Cox (1691-1779). James O’Brien (d. 1771) and Mary Jephson had another daughter, Henrietta (d. 1797), who married William Vigors Burdett, 2nd Bt of Dunmore, County Carlow. Murrough O’Brien 1st Marquess had no sons so the title passed to the sons of his brother, Edward O’Brien (d. 1801).

*Miss Henrietta O’Brien by Stephen Slaughter 1746. She married first Terence O’Loughlen and second William Vigors Burdett 2nd Baronet, and was sister of Anne who married Archbishop Cox of Cashel.*

*William Smith O’Brien (1803-1864) by George Francis Mulvaney, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland P1934.*

Louisa O’Callaghan (1780-1863) as Hebe, daughter of Cornelius O’Callaghan (1741/41-1797) 1st Baron Lismore by Hugh Douglas Hamilton courtesy of Country House Collections at Townley Hall 16th October 2018 Adams. *She married William George Spencer Cavendish, son of 1st Earl of Burlington.*

*Daniel O’Connell*. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) by Stephen Catterson Smith courtesy Christies auction house.*

*Phelim O’Connor, d. 1315, King of Connaught, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Denis O’Conor of Ballinagare (Donnchadh Liath) (b. 1674), picture from* Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare, ed. Luke Gibbons and Kieran O’Conor.

*Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare (1710–1791), courtesy of Royal Irish Academy.* *He was a son of Denis O’Conor of Ballinagare (Donnchadh Liath) (b. 1674)*

*Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare (1710–1791), in middle age, from* Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare, ed. Luke Gibbons and Kieran O’Conor. *He was a son of Denis O’Conor of Ballinagare (Donnchadh Liath) (b. 1674)*

*Charles O’Conor of Mount Allen (1736–1808) as a young man from* Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare, ed. Luke Gibbons and Kieran O’Conor. *He was a son of Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare (1710–1791)*.

*Denis O’Conor of Ballinagare (1732–1804), in middle age, from* Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare, ed. Luke Gibbons and Kieran O’Conor. *He was the eldest son of Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare (1710–1791)*

Owen O’Conor (1763-1831) of Ballinagare, son of *Denis O’Conor of Ballinagare (1732–1804)*. He purchased Clonalis estate in 1805 and inherited the O’Conor Don title in 1820. Owen moved his family and household to Clonalis in that year and left Ballinagare Castle. Photograph courtesy of Charles O’Conor of Ballinagare, ed. Luke Gibbons and Kieran O’Conor.

*Portraits of Charles William Cooper (1817-1898), who took the name O’Hara when he inherited his uncle’s estate, and his wife Anne Streatfield (1836-1882).* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Grace O’Malley (1530-1603) 18th century Irish school, courtesy of Fonsie Mealy auction*.

*Hugh O’Neill (c. 1540-1616) 2nd Earl of Tyrone*, *courtesy of National Museums Northern Ireland, Ulster Museum.*

Owen Roe O’Neill By Unknown, Van Brugens – Ulster Journal of Archaeology Volume 4, Public Domain, https///commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17552770.jpg

*Phelim O’Neill (1604-1653), Leader of 1641 Rebellion, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

John O’Neill, 1st Viscount O’Neill, M.P., (1740-1798) Engraver: Samuel William Reynolds, English, 1773-1835 Copyist: James Dowling Herbert, Irish, c.1762-1837 After Matthew William Peters, English, 1742-1814, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.

*Mrs John O’Neill (née Henrietta Boyle) (1756-1793), Poet and Patron of Mrs Siddons, Engraver John Raphael Smith, English, 1752-1812 After Matthew William Peters, English,* 1742-1814, *courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.* *She was the wife of John O’Neill (1740-1798), 1st Viscount, of Shane’s Castle, County Antrim*, *and the daughter of Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, who was the son of John Boyle 5th Earl of Orrery and 5th Earl of Cork.*

*Neil O’Neil (1658-1690) 2nd Baronet of Killyleagh, County Antrim by John Michael Wright, courtesy of Tate Britain.* It is the only surviving contemporary presentation of the traditional costume of an Irish chieftain. At his feet is the armour of a Japanese samurai as a symbol of victory over the oppression of Catholics; next to him is an Irish wolfhound as a symbol of Ireland.

Lady Neill O’Neill, Frances née Molyneux (1655-1732) daughter of 3rd Viscount who married Neil O’Neill of Killelagh in 1677, by Garrett Morphy. The painting was probably painted soon after her husband died from wounds obtained in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, due to the funerary urn carved with a memento moi of skull and crossbones.

Rose O’Neill, later Mrs Nicholas Wogan (c.1695) by Garrett Morphy. She was daughter of Neil O’Neil *(1658-1690) 2nd Baronet of Killyleagh, County Antrim*, *and married Col Nicholas Wogan of Rathcoffey, Co Meath. Her daughter married John Talbot of Malahide.*

Anne O’Neill, later Mrs Segrave by Garret Morphy c. 1695, courtesy National Gallery of Ireland ngi.4148. She was daughter of Neil O’Neill of Killelagh, Co Antrim.

Maria Susanna Ormbsy by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, she was daughter of William Ormsby (1718-1781) and Hannah Wynne of Hazelwood, County Sligo courtesy of Adams auction 27 March 2018. This excellent portrait, painted after Hamiltons return to Dublin from Rome is not listed by Fintan Cullen. [Oil Paintings of Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Walpole Society Vol. 50 1984] and is a welcome addition to the inventory of Hamiltons extant portraits (1796).
It re-emerged from the recent disposal of the Harlech Collection in Wales. The Ormsby-Gores, in spite of a Welsh title and seat, represent two families from the West of Ireland who flourished in the 18th century.
The subject of the present lot, Maria Susannah Ormsby was the daughter of William Ormsby M.P for Sligo and Hannah Wynne of Haselwood, County Sligo, the lovely Palladian villa designed by Richard Castle. Her brother, Owen Ormsby married (1777) Margaret Owen who came into a great Welsh estate that had been swollen by the Godolphin inheritance. Their only child and heiress Mary Jane Ormsby married (1815)William Gore, M.P. for Leitrim from a family long influential in Counties Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim. Thereafter the family became Ormsby-Gore and were subsumed into English high society with a title from the Barony of Harlech.
Our subject, Maria Susannah Ormsby, died unmarried so this portrait of a charming and artistic woman remained with the Ormsby-Gores. As an observation of mature character it confirms Hugh Douglas Hamiltons place in the top rank of European portraiture.

Portraits J-K

by jenjunebugAugust 8, 2023September 22, 2024

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*Colonel George Jackson (1761-1805), MP for County Mayo*. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*A portrait of Jane Cuffe, daughter of James Cuffe of Ballinrobe, County Mayo, wife of George Jackson (1717-1789).* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Madeline Jackson (abt 1816-1899) of Enniscoe.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Dorothy née Barry (1670-1748), married John Jacob 3rd Bt* *of Bromley.* *She was the daughter of Richard Barry 2nd Earl of Barrymore.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*John Jacob 3rd Bt of Bromley, Essex.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*John Jameson (1740-1823), Whiskey Distiller, c. 1820 by Henry Raeburn, National Gallery of Ireland*. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*John Jameson by Stephen Catterson Smith courtesy Christies 2006*

*Frances Jennings (1647-1730), Vicereine of Ireland 1687-89, Duchess of Tyrconnell. She was married to Richard Talbot, 1st Duke of Tyrconnell (1630-1691).* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Leonie Leslie (1859-1943), Shane Leslie’s mother. Originally Leonie Jerome, her sister Jennie was Winston Churchill’s mother.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Charles Jervas (1675-1739) by Thomas Priscott after Gerard Vandergucht, courtesy of National Portrait Gallery NPG D8359.*

Robert Jocelyn, Baron Newport (c.1688-1756), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, later 1st Viscount Jocelyn Date 1747 Engraver Andrew Miller, English, fl.1737-1763 After Justin Pope-Stevens, Irish, fl.1743, d.1771, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.

*Robert Jocelyn (1688? – 1756) Viscount Jocelyn, Lord Chancellor of Ireland,by STEPHEN SLAUGHTER (1697-1765), Adams auction 26th April 2022*.

*Robert Jocelyn (1688? – 1756) Baron Newport and 1st Viscount, as Lord High Chancellor of Ireland Irish school courtesy of National Trust Castle Ward.*

Robert Jocelyn (1788-1870) 3rd Earl of Roden, by Thomas Goff Lupton, printed by R. Lloyd, published 28 April 1839 by Hodgson & Graves, after Frederick Richard Say, courtesy of National Portrait Gallery NPG D39829.

Elizabeth Jocelyn (1813-1884), Marchioness of Londonderry, formerly Viscountess Powerscourt, by James Rannie Swinton, courtesy of Mount Stewart National Trust. She was married to the 6th Viscount Powerscourt. She was the daughter of Robert Jocelyn 3rd Earl of Roden. After her husband’s death she married Frederick William Robert Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry, of Mount Stewart, County Down

*Attributed to Adam Black, Portrait of a Gentleman, believed to be Mr. J.J. Johnston, Warrenstown, Co. Meath courtesy Adam’s auction 9 Oct 2012*.

In 1847, the Johnson family of Warrenstown changed their surname from MacShane to Anglicized Johnson. Christopher Johnson married Anne, daughter of Michael Warren of Warrenstown, County Meath. Their son John married Catherine Nangle. [1]

*Francis Johnston (1761-1829), 1823 by engraver Henry Hoppner Meyer after Thomas Clement Thompson, courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

Mary Cecilia, 6th daughter of Thomas Reymond Johnstone of Alva. Married May 1837 Laurence Harman King-Harman, 2nd son of Robert Edward 1st Viscount Lorton. She lived at Newcastle until her husband’s death in 1875 and then in London when she died in 1904. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*This painting just identifies the sitter as Mrs King-Harman. She is probably Laurence Harman King-Harman’s wife Mary Cecilia née Johnstone, in later life.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

Richard Jones (1636 – 1712) 3rd Viscount and 1st Earl of Ranelagh, style of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lubeck 1646/9 – London 1723), circa 1700. A three-quarter-length portrait, turned to right, head facing, left hand on hip. Wearing armour, jabot, blue cloak and full bottomed wig. A grisaille painting in background. He was the son of Arthur Jones, 1st Viscount Ranelagh in the Irish peerage and succeeded as 3rd Viscount in 1669 and became Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer in 1668; farmed Irish revenues, 1674-81; Paymaster-General of the Forces, 1691-1702; Richard Hill of Hawkstone (1654-1727) was his Deputy Paymaster in Flanders for six years. Jones was dismissed for embezzlement, was convicted of defalacation, but escaped prosecution; he spent all his ill-gotten money on fine houses and gardens. The Ranelagh pleasure-grounds were laid out on his former estate in Chelsea. He sat in the English parliament between 1685 and 1703. He married firstly The Hon. Elizabeth Willoughby and secondly Lady Margaret Cecil. Courtesy of National Trust Attingham Park.

*Margaret Jones née Cecil (1673-1727) *Countess of Ranelagh*, 2nd wife of Richard Jones 1st Earl of Ranelagh Engraver: John Smith, English, 1652-1743 After Godfrey Kneller, German, 1646-1723*, *courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*Anne Murray (1734-1827) who married Theophilus Jones (1725-1811)*. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

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*Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807) by Angelica Kauffmann, oil on canvas, circa 1770-1775, courtesy of National Portrait Gallery NPG 430.*

*Arthur MacMorrough Kavanagh, M.P., (1831-1839), Politician and Sportsman Date after 1889 Engraver Morris & Co., courtesy of National Gallery of Ireland.*

*General John Keane (1781-1844), 1st Baron Keane of Ghuznee in Afghanistan and Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, by Martin Arthur Shea.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Dorothy Scott (1765-1837) second wife of John Keane, 1st Baronet, by George Romney courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art.*

*Henry Keene (1726-1776), architect of the Provost’s House*, *Trinity College Dublin.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Anne Keene, wife of Henry, architect of the Provost’s house. She looks rather worried*. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

Rev. Thomas Kelly of Kellyville Athy, seated in his study, holding a book, by Maria Spilsbury Taylor. Courtesy of Adams auction 16 Oct 2018. Born in 1769 Thomas Kelly was the only son of Judge Thomas Kelly of Kellyville. Having initially intended to follow his father into the law he changed his mind taking holy orders in 1792. Ordained into the Church of England he returned to Ireland where he proved a popular evangelical preacher but soon fell out with Archbishop Fowler of Dublin who forbade him to preach in any church in the Dublin archdiocese. Kelly, in turn, established the Kellyites a fringe Anglican group much like the Plymouth Brethern or the Walkerites. Already a man of independent means, Kelly made an advantageous marriage to Ms Tighe of Rosanna which enabled him to establish meeting houses in Dublin, Athy, Portarlington, Wexford and Waterford. It is presumably through his wife that Rev. Kelly would have encountered Maria Spilsbury Taylor. She executed numerous commissions for the Tighes including portraits of various family members both at their home, Rosanna, in Co. Wicklow and their townhouse overlooking St Stephens Green in Dublin.

*King Charles I, and below, a mistress of King Charles II, Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, who was the mother of Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond*. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Robert King (1657–1693), 2nd Baron Kingston by John Michael Wright courtesy of Ulster Museum.*

Robert King (d. 1657) lived in Boyle Abbey, County Roscommon. He married first, Frances, daughter of Henry Folliott, 1st Lord Folliott, Baron of Ballyshannon. Frances gave birth to a son, John King (1638-1676) who became 1st Baron Kingston; a second son, Robert (d. 1707) became 1st Baronet King, of Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon.

*Robert King, (d. 1707) 1st Baronet of Boyle Abbey, County Roscommon from the circle of John Closterman, courtesy of “mutualart.com”*

John King (1638-1676) 1st Baron Kingston married Catherine Fenton who gave birth to their heir, the 2nd Baron Kingston (1657–1693), who died unmarried, so the title passed to John (d. 1727/8) 3rd Baron Kingston.

John (d. 1727/8) 3rd Baron Kingston married Margaret O’Cahan.

Margaret O’Cahan (c. 1662-1721), standing in a black habit, and holding a string of rosary beads, Attributed to Garret Morphy (c.1655-1715), courtesy Adam’s 6 Oct 2009 she married James King 3rd Baron Kingston.

The 3rd Baron’s daughter Catherine married George Butler, grandson of Edmund Roe Butler, 4th Viscount Mountgarret. His son James King (1693-1761) became 4th Baron Kingston. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Meade, 1st Bt of Ballintubber, County Cork. She was the widow of Ralph Freke, 1st Bt.

Their daughter Margaret (d. 1763) married Richard Fitzgerald, son of Robert Fitzgerald, 19th Earl of Kildare. A son predeceased him, so on the 4th Baron’s death, the Barony of Kingston became extinct.

Jeremiah Barrett (d.1770) A conversation portrait of the Children, William, Elizabeth and Margaret King, of James 4th (last) Baron Kingston of Mitchelstown with a pet doe and dog courtesy of Adam’s 6 Oct 2009. The surviving daughter Margaret, daughter of Elizabeth Meade (Clanwilliam), inherited the vast Mitchellstown Estate of the White Knights. She married Richard Fitzgerald of Mount Ophally, and their only daughter Caroline married, as arranged, the 2nd Earl of Kingston thus uniting the two branches of the King family. Life at Mitchellstown was recorded by two famous employees of the Kings, Arthur Young the agriculturalist and Mary Wollstonecraft who probably sketched out the basis of Vindication of the Rights of Women whilst governess to the King children. It was not without excitement, in 1799 Lord Kingston shot dead Colonel Fitzgerald, his wife’s illegitimate half-brother in the hotel in Mitchellstown for abducting his 17 year old daughter Mary Elizabeth and his eldest daughter Margaret having married the 2nd Earl of Mount Cashell left him to befriend Shelley in Italy and is The Lady in ‘The Sensitive Plant’. Provenance: Rockingham House.

Robert King (d. 1707) 1st Baronet King, of Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon married Frances Gore, granddaughter of Paul Gore, 1st Baronet Gore, of Magherabegg, Co. Donegal. Their daughter Mary married Chidley, son of Richard Coote, 1st Lord Coote, Baron of Coloony. A son John became 2nd Baronet but died childless and the title passed to his brother Henry (d. 1739/40) who became 3rd Baronet of Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon.

*Henry King (1681-1739) 3rd Baronet King of Boyle Abbey, by Robert Hunter.*

Henry King (d. 1739/40) 3rd Baronet of Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon married Isabella, daughter of Edward Wingfield of Powerscourt, County Wicklow.

*Isabella Wingfield (d. 1761) by John Verelst, 1722, daughter of Edward Wingfield (d. 1728) of Powerscourt, sister of 1st Viscount Powerscourt, wife of Henry King 3rd Baronet.*

Henry King (d. 1739/40) 3rd Baronet and Isabella’s daughter Elinor married William Stewart of Killymoon. Another daughter, Isabella (1729-1794) married Thomas St. Lawrence 1st Earl of Howth, and Anne (d. 1803) married John ‘Diamond’ Knox of Castlerea, Co. Mayo, and Frances (1726-1812) married Hans Widman Wood of Rossmead, County Westmeath. It’s funny looking at their portraits by Robert Hunter – he seems to have used the same picture for each sister except for Frances, with tiny adjustments to the dress and pose!

*Frances King, by Robert Hunter. The portrait is in King House. Thus could be a portrait of Robert’s sister Frances (1726-1812) who married Hans Widman Wood of Rossmead, County Westmeath.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

Portrait almost certainly of Anne King, daughter of Sir Henry King and sister of 1st Earl of Kingston, married John ‘Diamond’ Knox of Castlerea, Co. Mayo courtesy Adam’s 6 Oct 2009 by Robert Hunter (c.1715/20-c.1803).

*Isabella King, daughter of Sir Henry King and sister of 1st Earl of Kingston, wife of Thomas, 1st Earl of Howth courtesy Adam’s 6 Oct 2009 Robert Hunter (c.1715/20-c.1803).*

Eleanor King (1722-1810), *daughter of Sir Henry King 3rd Baronet of Boyle Abbey and sister of Edward 1st Earl of Kingston, with her son James Stewart* (18749-1840), *by Robert Hunter*. Eleanor married William Stewart of Killymoon, County Tyrone. *This picture was also in the auction at Adam’s 6 Oct 2009*.

*Portrait most likely to be William Stewart of Killymoon married to Isabella King, courtesy of Adam’s 6 Oct 2009 by Robert Hunter (c.1715/20-c.1803).*

Henry King (d. 1739/40) 3rd Baronet and Isabella’s son Robert (1724-1755) succeeded as 4th Baronet King, of Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon and was created 1st (and last) Baron Kingsborough. Another son, Edward (1726-1797) succeeded as 5th Baronet King, of Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon was created 1st Earl of Kingston, and they had another son, Henry.

*Robert King (1724-1755), later 1st (and last) Baron Kingsborough courtesy Adam’s 6 Oct 2009, by Robert Hunter (c.1715/20-c.1803).*

Robert King, created Baron Kingsborough, died 1755, painting by Robert Hunter, courtesy Adam’s auction 11th Oct 2016. The sales catalogue tells us what the museum does not: Robert King 1724-1755 M.P. for Boyle succeeding Richard Wingfield, succeeded as 4th baronet in 1740 and was made Baron Kingsborough at the age of 23 in 1747, having fought a notorious duel with Captain Johnston. He borrowed the large sum of £40,000, became Grand Master of the Freemasons, set the family up in Henrietta Street and lived with a mistress, Mrs. Jones. He died unmarried and his will was bitterly contested by his surviving brothers as far as the House of Lords in London, Edward claimed that Kingsborough was subjected to undue influence by Mrs. Jones, “a common prostitute,” and that the will was witnessed by a drunken porter and a Swiss servant, all such being scoundrels.

Robert King (1724-1755), 4th Baronet of Boyle Abbey, *created Baron Kingsborough*, *by Robert Hunter.*

*Edward King (1726-1797), 5th Baronet of Boyle Abbey and eventually, 1st Earl of Kingston.* *The portrait is the same as above, so is misidentified in one of them.*

*Edward King, later 1st Earl Kingston courtesy Adam’s 6 Oct 2009 by Robert Hunter (c.1715/20-c.1803).*

*In King House in Boyle, County Roscommon, the same portrait is identified as Henry King b. 1733 by Hunter. He was a son of Henry King who built King House.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

Henry King, Later Rt. Hon. Colonel courtesy Adam’s 6 Oct 2009 by Robert Hunter (c.1715/20-c.1803). He was probably a younger son of Henry King 3rd Baronet of Boyle Abbey, since several of the siblings were painted by Robert Hunter.

Edward (1726-1797) 5th Baronet King, of Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon, 1st Earl of Kingston married Jane Caulfeild (d. 1784), daughter of Thomas Caulfeild of Castle Donamon, County Roscommon. Their daughter Jane (d. 1838) married Laurence Harman, 1st Earl of Rosse. A daughter Frances married Thomas Tenison (d. 1812). Another daughter, Eleanor, died unmarried, as did her sister Isabella. The heir was Robert (1754-1799) who became 2nd Earl of Kingston.

*Eleanor King, died 1822, unmarried, painting by Hugh Douglas Hamilton.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

*Robert King (1754-1799) 2nd Earl of Kingston by Hugh Douglas Hamilton.*

Robert King (1754-1799) 2nd Earl of Kingston married Caroline Fitzgerald (d. 1823), daughter of Richard Fitzgerald and Margaret King. The latter was daughter of James King, 4th Baron Kingston. Richard Fitzgerald was son of Robert 19th Earl of Kildare.

*Caroline, née Fitzgerald, Countess of Kingston, wife of Robert King 2nd Earl of Kingston, by Hugh Douglas Hamilton.* *She was the daughter of Richard Fitzgerald and Margaret King. The latter was daughter of James King, 4th Baron Kingston. Richard Fitzgerald was son of Robert 19th Earl of Kildare*.

*Caroline King née Fitzgerald (c. 1754-1823), daughter of Richard and Margaret Fitzgerald, who married Robert King (1754-1799), 2nd Earl of Kingston.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

Caroline née Fitzgerald and Robert King 2nd Earl of Kingston had a daughter Margaret (1773-1835) who married first, Stephen Moore 2nd Earl of Mountcashell and second, George William Tighe. Caroline and Robert 2nd Earl’s son George (1771-1839) succeeded as 3rd Earl of Kingston.

*Margaret King (1773–1835) c. 1800 Public Domain*, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67983213

*George King (1771-1839), later 3rd Earl of Kingston, painting by Romney.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

Caroline and Robert 2nd Earl’s son Henry (d. 1839) married first Mary Hewitt and then Catherine Philips. Another son, James William King (d. 1848) married Caroline Cleaver. Another son, Robert Edward (1773-1854) was created 1st Viscount Lorton of Boyle, County Roscommon. Another son, Richard Fitzgerald King (1779-1856) married Williamina Ross.

*This large portrait in the dining room is General Robert King (1773-1854), 1st Viscount Lorton, who was the son of Robert King, 2nd Earl of Kingston.* Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

In the centre, Frances née Parsons Harman (1775-1841) who married Robert Edward King (1773-1854) *1st Viscount Lorton*. She is flanked by their daughter Jane King, who married Anthony Lefroy, and Frances King, who married Right Reverend Charles Leslie of Corravahan. Photograph © Jennifer Winder-Baggot, www.irishhistorichouses.com

Frances née Parsons Harman (1775-1841) who married Robert Edward King (1773-1854), 1st Viscount Lorton. She was the daughter of Lawrence Harman Parsons (1749-1807) 1st Earl of Rosse who assumed the surname Parsons-Harman.

*Jane King (d. 1868), daughter of Robert Edward King General, 1st Viscount Lorton of Boyle, who married Anthony Lefroy (1800-1890) of Carriglas Manor, County Longford.*

*Frances King (d. 1835), daughter of Robert Edward King 1st Viscount Lorton, who married Right Reverend Charles Leslie (1810-1870) of Corravahan, County Cavan, Bishop of Kilmore.*

George King (1771-1839) 3rd Earl of Kingston had several illegitimate children with Caroline Amelia Morison, daughter of William Morison, Chief Justice of the Bahamas. The 3rd Earl married Helena Moore (1773-1847), daughter of Stephen Moore, 1st Earl Mountcashell. His son (1795-1837) Edward King, known as Viscount Kingsborough, was imprisoned for his father’s debts and died of typhus in prison. His son Robert Henry King (1796-1867) succeeded 4th Earl of Kingston. He was declared of unsound mind, and had no children. His brother James King (1800-1869) succeeded as 5th Earl of Kingston.