tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post6310113232505184554..comments2024-03-12T07:11:33.877+00:00Comments on Regency History: Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet (1758-1838)Rachel Knowleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-29916801625942739762015-01-08T07:52:08.294+00:002015-01-08T07:52:08.294+00:00Dear Rachel Knowles,
Michael Charters & I have...Dear Rachel Knowles,<br />Michael Charters & I have compiled a Dictionary of Southern African Plant Names. This includes short biographies of people after whom plants have been named. The genus Hoarea (Genariaceae) was named for Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758–1838) <br /><br />In our dictionary we have over 500 biographies. Our biographies are short, so we only need 'postage stamp' size images and we can down-size the image on your website. The image is in the public domain but we always try to get permission from the owner. We are not funded by any institution so cannot pay for images. We acknowledge all sources who have helped us and if you have a specific citation you want us to use we will do so.<br /><br />We would appreciate it if you could confirm that we can use this image.<br /><br />Sincerely<br />Hugh Clarke<br />Cape Town, South Africa Email: Gascoyne@mweb.co.za<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-1595103651887196552014-06-10T20:52:55.618+01:002014-06-10T20:52:55.618+01:00Thanks for explaining the relationship between the...Thanks for explaining the relationship between the sitter of the painting and Sir Richard Colt Hoare. I still don't understand why it is displayed alongside that of Sir Richard as if the inscription on the painting was correct though!Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-47704655000132925262014-06-09T11:18:41.434+01:002014-06-09T11:18:41.434+01:00I agree it is very misleading! But the painting, w...I agree it is very misleading! But the painting, which you describe as "probably of Mrs John O'Neill" is thought to be of Hon. Henrietta Boyle, wife of John O'Neill, 1st Viscount O'Neill. Henrietta was the daughter of Susanna Hoare (and her first husband Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvon), daughter of Henry Hoare 'the Magnificent'. Henrietta was therefore the first cousin of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Bt.wonklefishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109209582221418244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-57564951676907643192014-06-05T18:16:51.110+01:002014-06-05T18:16:51.110+01:00My apologies - it would seem that you are right af...My apologies - it would seem that you are right after all! I have been misled by the inscription which is apparently incorrect. I would have expected a note or something next to the painting to acknowledge this as it is very misleading! The full details of the painting, which I have now moved to the bottom of the post, are <a href="http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/732286" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-35350487821626363462014-05-24T10:29:50.866+01:002014-05-24T10:29:50.866+01:00Thank you for your comments. I believe that the po...Thank you for your comments. I believe that the portrait is of Hester Lyttelton as it is on display next to that of her husband and is inscribed as such on the painting in the bottom left hand corner - I cropped the painting as there was a plant in front of it! I have added the full painting to the bottom of my blog so you can see the inscription. <br /><br />I have replaced the picture of the library which is, as you say, clearly not the current library at Stourhead, with the correct one. However, I am intrigued as to what it is of, as I believed that it was of a room at Stourhead - maybe the library before the extra wing was added? Sadly, there were no guidebooks to the house available when I visited and so I am struggling to remember what it said next to the picture. I see from a quick Google that Wavendon was another house owned by the Hoares so if it is the library there in the picture, that would explain the connection with Stourhead. <br />Many thank for helping me put my blog right.<br />Kind regards RachelRachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-85802315889520085562014-05-23T09:30:44.493+01:002014-05-23T09:30:44.493+01:00The portrait identified as 'Hester Lyttelton&#...The portrait identified as 'Hester Lyttelton' in your article is a portrait of a different woman. These are portraits of Hester:<br /><br />http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/730781<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-honourable-hester-lyttelton-d-1785-mrs-richard-colt-h101205<br /><br />Also, the painting of the library is of Wavendon, not Stourhead library. The library at Stourhead looked / looks like this:<br /><br />http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/730813wonklefishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109209582221418244noreply@blogger.com