Lot Essay

18TH-CENTURY CORK SCHOOL Portrait of John Bennett c.1720-1792. of Riverston, Nenagh, wearing a fur edged topcoat. He was educated at the University of Dublin and later at the Middle Temple, Dublin. Bennett married Jane Lovell, daughter of Jonathan Lovell, of Kingswell, Co. Tipperary. In 1776 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Dungarvan. and sometime later for Castlemartyr Co. Cork. This led to his appointment as the Chief Magistrate for Cork and Justice of the Court of the King’s Bench, an office he held until his death in 1792. Bennett married Jane Lovell, daughter of Jonathan Lovell of the prominent land-owning family of Kingswell, Co. Tipperary.

For Auction at 10:50 am BST on Wednesday 19th May 2021.

Lot Description
18TH-CENTURY CORK SCHOOL
Portrait of John Bennett c.1720-1792
Oil on canvas
76 x 64 cm. 30 x 25 inches.
ontained in its original 18th century carved gilt wood frame. 19th century pen and ink written label on the stretcher identifying the subject.