Portrait of William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington
Portrait of William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington
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Portrait of William Edwardes, 2nd Baron KensingtonFull-length in a landscape, holding a hat and caneSigned lower left: H. Edridge 1809 and inscribed on backboard: William 2d Baron KensingtonWatercolour over pencil45.7 by 31.7 cm., 18 by 12 1/2 in.William Edwardes (1777-1852) was the son of the 1st Baron Kensington, who was MP for Haverfordwest for over fifty years. He succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Kensington in 1802 and as MP for Haverfordwest from 1802 until 1818. He married Dorothy Thomas in 1797 and they had six sons and two daughters. Edwardes Square in Kensington was named after him.){kind=link}
Henry Edridge, A.R.A. (1769-1821)
Portrait of William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington
Full-length in a landscape, holding a hat and cane
Signed lower left: H. Edridge 1809 and inscribed on backboard: William 2d Baron Kensington
Watercolour over pencil
45.7 by 31.7 cm., 18 by 12 1/2 in.
William Edwardes (1777-1852) was the son of the 1st Baron Kensington, who was MP for Haverfordwest for over fifty years. He succeeded his father as 2nd Baron Kensington in 1802 and as MP for Haverfordwest from 1802 until 1818. He married Dorothy Thomas in 1797 and they had six sons and two daughters. Edwardes Square in Kensington was named after him.