West Wall Paintings 1 Archbishop Laud (1573-1645) after Sir Anthony Van Dyke Archbishop of Canterbury (from 1633) and close adviser to Charles I. His attempt to anglicise the Scottish church led to his impeachment by the Long Parliament and eventual execution. No family connection. 2 The Reverend John Lucy (1790-1874), English (c. 1856). Rector of Hampton Lucy and Vicar of Charlecote. Younger brother of George Hammond Lucy, he helped rebuild Hampton Lucy Church.
North Wall Paintings 3 The Reverend William Lucy (1673/4-1723) Painted by Jonathan Richardson the elder(1665-1745) Rev. William was Rector of Mampton Lucy and Prebendary of Wells Cathedral and paid 34. 8s for the painting. He married Frances Balguy of Derwent, Derbyshireand succeeded Col. George Lucy as the owner of Charlecote in 1721. He died without issue in 1723 and was succeeded by two nephews, Thomas and George, as he had disinherited his brother Fulke their Father, whom he considered to be improvident. He bought the wrought iron gates for the Gatehouse, re-organised the former library and had the Smith brothers of Warwickshire, Francis and William, build the rectory at Hampton Lucy. He also bought his wife to be a book The Mystery of Phanaticism. 4 Unknown Woman Unknown artist Late 178c English Painting
East Wall Paintings (Great Hall Wall) 5 David Garrick (1717-1779). After Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) The original by Gainsborough was reworked for the Shakespeare Jubilee masterminded by Garrick in Stratford in 1769. It was destroyed by fire at the museum, Stratford upon Avon in 1947. Garrick was the greatest actor of the 18 th century and is pictured here reclining against a bust of Shakespeare. The Palladian Bridge at Prior Park, Bath (NT) is in the background 6 Thomas Coventry, (1578-1640), by Cornelius Johnson. As Lord Keeper of the Seal he presented Charles I s views to Parliament and gave advice on aspects of the law. He was unjustly accused of bribery but unlike other supporters of Charles I he died peacefully in his bed. This painting was given by him to Sir Thomas Lucy III. The Lucy s and the Coventry s appear to have been friends over many generations. Anne Coventry, wife of the 6 th Earl, was a friend of Bachelor George and it was she who recommended Mrs Philippa Hayes as his housekeeper in 1744.
7 A Small Boy Attributed to Tiberio Titi(1537-1627) Believed to bea 17c Tuscan painting from the collection of Carlo Lodovico di Borbone, Duke of Lucca. Bought by George Hammond Lucy for 180 from Mr Buchanan in 1840. In the 1951 guide book, the boy is said to be Prince Philip Prospero, son of Philip IV of Spain, standing at a table with sword and dog, after Valasquez (1599-1641) 8 Empress Isabella of Portugal By Piere di Cadore (1488/9-1576)after Titian. Isabella was the wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and mother of Philip II of Spain. Titian painted at least two other versions of Isabella and this copy belonged to Charles I and was hung in the Privi Gallery at Whitehall Palace. On the back is the royal cipher and the no. 459. Bought by George Hammond Lucy in 1835 at Mr Stanley s sale for 23 10s. 6d. 9 Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1689) After Anthony van Dyke (1599-1641) Married to Charles I in 1625, she was the sister of Louis XIII. Being catholic, she was not allowed to be crowned alongside her husband in 1626. She is believed to have passed by Charlecote in 1643 en route from Bridlington to meet up with Charles at Kineton. Bought by Georgeb Hammond Lucy in 1844 at Jeremiah Harmon s sale for 76 13s.
South Wall Paintings (Dining Room Wall) 10 King Charles II (1630 1685) After Samuel Cooper (1609 1672) King Charles II reigned from the 6 th February 1660 until his death in February 1685. Captain Thomas Lucy commanded a troop of horse under the King helping to defend the Country against the Dutch invasion during the 1660,s.The wife of the Rev. John Hammond Lucy in 1778 was a descendant of Jane Lane who helped the King flee from England after the battle of Worcester in 1651. 11 Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford (1593-1641) After Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) From 1639 Wentworth was the principal minister to Charles I who abandoned him when impeached by the Long Parliament. He was executed in 1641.
12 Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) A late C17 th Over-painting of a C16 th original. Purchased in 1835. The neo-elizabethan frame, probably designed by Willement, was carved in 1836 by Robert Hulme of London for 43 10s 0d and is inscribed anno 1565. This was the year Thomas Lucy I was knighted by Robert Dudley deputizing for the Queen who spent two nights at Charlecote in 1572. The cost of making the house ready for the visit cost 10 15s 7d, but this did not include the cost of any banquet. 13 King Charles I (1600-1649) After Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) Sir Thomas III son, Spencer, raised a regiment of Horse and a Troop of Foot to support the King and went with him to Oxford where he took his degree as a Doctor of Medicine in November 1642. Two of his brothers, George and Thomas, died in the Kings service, probably at the Battle of Edgehill. 14 King James II (1633-1701) English C17th James II succeeded his brother Charles II in 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1668 and succeeded in turn by his daughter Mary II who became joint sovereign with her husband, William III.