Portrait of Clement Winstanley

Probably commissioned by the sitter, Clement Winstanley (1739–1808), Braunstone, Leicestershire, 1780–1808;

By descent to his son, Clement Winstanley (1774–1855), Braunstone, Leicestershire, 1808–1855 [1];

By descent to his nephew, James Beaumont Winstanley (1832–1862) Braunstone, Leicestershire, 1855–1862 [2];

Inherited by his sister, Anna Jane Pochin (née Winstanley, 1825–1910), Braunstone, Leicestershire, 1862–1910;

By descent to her son, Major Richard Norman Winstanley (1864–1954), Braunstone, Leicestershire, 1910–1936 [3];

Purchased from his sale, Objects of Vertu and Coins, Christie, Manson, and Woods, London, December 17, 1936, lot 48, as Portrait of Colonel Winstanley, by O’Neill, 1936 [4];

Unknown owner, by November 13, 1952 [5];

Purchased from the unknown owner’s sale, Fine Objects of Vertu, Watches, Enamels, Ivories, Portrait Miniatures, Etc., Sotheby’s, London, November 13, 1952, lot 156, as Colonel Clement Winstanley, 1952 [6];

Mr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, by 1965;

Their gift to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1965.

Notes

[1] Clement Winstanley Jr. did not marry or have children, so the estate passed to his brother’s son.

[2] James mysteriously disappeared in 1862, but it is believed that he drowned. He was unmarried with no children, so the estate was inherited by his sister.

[3] Richard Norman Pochin changed his last name from Pochin to Winstanley when he became the owner of Braunstone Hall and its property. He also retired from the military after he became the land proprietor.

[4] The sale was listed as the property of Major R. Winstanley. According to the lot description, “John Smart: Portrait of Colonel Winstanley, three-quarter to the right, in scarlet coat with white vest and cravat—signed with initials, and dated 1780. Colonel Winstanley raised the regiment known as the Prince of Wales’ Fencibles, and was a Major in this Regiment in 1796.” According to Art Prices Current vol. 16 (1936–1937), O’Neill bought lot 48 for 72 pounds.

[5] According to the 1952 sales catalogue, “Other Properties” sold lots 94–156.

[6] According to the lot description, “A fine miniature of Colonel Clement Winstanley, of Braunston Hall, Leicestershire, by John Smart, signed and dated 1780, head and shoulders three-quarters dexter, gaze directed at the spectator, powdered hair en queue, in white cravat and brilliant red coat, gold slide frame, fitted as a pendant, 1 5/8 in., fitted case.”