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His left hand rests upon correspondence from Raby Castle, Durham which was home to Sir William Henry Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland and his wife Lady Catherine Margaret Powlett. Augustus Meyrick married their daughter Lady Laura Vane on 24 February 1823. They had three daughters Fanny, Edith, and Louisa. Edith married Captain Lionel Henry St Croix Coxon, who later inherited Torre Abbey in 1916.
Torre Abbey Museum
Torquay
Title
Augustus William Henry Meyrick
Date
1848
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 126.3 x W 100.3 cm
Accession number
1996.6
Acquisition method
on loan from the Cary Family, since 1995
Work type
Painting
