Henry, 8 th Lord Arundell of Wardour
The six foot, six-inch Henry (1740-1808), a Catholic, was a member of the Arundell family, one the oldest aristocratic families of medieval England. Their ancestral home was Wardour Castle in Wiltshire, almost entirely destroyed in 1644 and gradually rebuilt by Henry. Inheriting the title and estates at the age of sixteen, he traveled on the Grand Tour of Italy. This portrait was made in 1763 just after his marriage to Mary Conquest of Irnham, Lincolnshire, an heiress whose wealth substantially improved his financial condition. The painting was done by Sir Joshua Reynolds,is display at Dayton Art Institute, Dayton Ohio
Uploaded on February 15, 2011