Launcelot Rolleston
Launcelot Rolleston | |
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Born | 1737 |
Died | 25 April 1802 |
Resting place | Greasley St Mary |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Gentleman, magistrate |
Parent(s) | Revd. John Rolleston and Dorothy his Wife; |
Launcelot Rolleston (1737–1802) was a member of the Markeaton hunt.
Biography[]
Rolleston was born in 1737, the son of John Rolleston, the minister at Aston-on-Trent and Dorothy his wife.[1] Rolleston's family seat was Watnall Hall in Nottinghmashire.[2]
In 1762–3 Francis Noel Clarke Mundy commissioned a set of six portraits of his friends in the Markeaton Hunt and one of these was Rolleston. Each of the subjects was in the distinctive dress of the Markeaton Hunt, consisting of a blue coat over a scarlet waistcoat and yellow breeches. These paintings hung at Mundy's ancestral home, Markeaton Hall.[3]
References[]
- ^ Greaseley St Mary church monuments accessed 12 June 2008
- ^ "Portrait of Launcelot Rolleston (1737-1802), of Watnall Hall". Sotherbys. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Markeaton Portrait, David Moore-Gwyn, Sothebys.com, accessed 7 June 2008
Categories:
- 1737 births
- 1802 deaths
- People from Aston-on-Trent
- People from Derby