Portrait of John Congreve
Portrait of John Congreve
John Downman, A.R.A. (1750-1824)
Portrait of John Congreve
Signed centre left: J Downman/p.t/1787
Coloured chalks and watercolour
Oval 20.4 by 16.3 cm., 8 by 6 1/4 in.
Provenance:
Ruskin Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Rev John Congreve (1654-1710), originally from Staffordshire, bought an estate near Kilmeaden, in Waterford, Ireland. His grandson and heir John Congreve commissioned John Roberts to build Mount Congreve House in 1760.