William Chare  Portrait of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Ki...

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William Chare 
Portrait of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull C. 1618
Oil on Canvas
In a carved and gilded English frame

The well-known Pierrepont family of the United States are direct descendants of the Pierrepont’s of Holme Pierrepont Hall, Nottinghamshire, England. The family and their descendants have lived at the hall since 1280. The first Pierrepont to be granted a title was Sir Robert Pierrepont, a loyal soldier of King Charles I, who went from the titles of Baron Pierrepont and Viscount Newark becoming the Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull in 1628.

Provenance:

• Collection of the 1st Earl of Cork (1566-1643)


• By Descent in the family to the 12th Earl of Cork (1873-1967) Thence given to his Godson, Somerset De Chair (1911-1995) By Descent in the family until the present date