Gentry Collection

Victorian family group - Rodbourne House, Wiltshire
A Victorian family group and servants pose in the garden of Rodbourne House, St Paul Malmesbury Without, Wiltshire

Pynes House, Exeter, Devon, 1825
Pynes House, Exeter, Devon, the seat of Sir Stafford Henry Northcote 1792-1850. Queen Anne style red brick house with slate roof and four brick chimney stacks built by architect Inigo Jones

Sir Charles Lemon with his niece Louisa Ann Dyke
Sir Charles Lemon (1784-1868) of Carclew House, a Cornish mine owner, Member of Parliament for Penryn and Sheriff of Cornwall

Victorian woman (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian woman, probably a member of the Polhill-Turner family of Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire

Oxton House, Devon, seat of Rev. John Beaumont Swete. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1827

Victorian mother and three children (Polhill-Turner family)
A Victorian mother and three children

Rashleigh almshouses, Polmear, Tywardreath, Cornwall, 1979
The Rashleigh almshouses after renovation. The almshouses were originally built around 1800 by William Rashleigh as four cottages

Morval House, Morval, near Looe, Cornwall. Around 1890
A view of Morval House from the south west with Morval Parish Church, dedicated to St Wenna, behind. There are two men mowing the lawn with an early lawn mower, one pulling and the other pushing

Morval House, Morval, near Looe, Cornwall. 1961
A general view of Morval House from the grounds. The Grade I listed building is a large Tudor residence which was once the home of the Glynn, Buller and Kitson families

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, 1945. Members of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group at a briefing at Ramitelli Airfield, Italy, March 1945. Photograph by Toni Frissell

Victorian girl with her nanny (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian girl, Beatrice (Emily Beatrice Violet, d 1930), standing on a chair, with her nanny standing next to her. They lived at Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire

James Paine
JAMES PAINE Industrious British architect who was responsible for many stately homes, bridges and other works commissioned by the nobility and gentry. Date: 1725 - 1789

Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with their Tutor
3493006 Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with their Tutor and Coachman, Starting for the Hunt, c.1652-53 (oil on canvas) by Cuyp

A Pig in a Poke, Whist, Whist, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving)
2962489 A Pig in a Poke, Whist, Whist, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Isabel Aragon, portrait by Luis Ferrant Llausas
Luis Ferrant Llausas (1806-1868). Spanish painter. Portrait of Isabel Aragon, 1854. Oil on canvas, 79, 5 x 65, 8 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Lady presenting the prize of the tournament. Chromolithography by Regamey after Tournois du roi Rene, ca. 1489. Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance

French gentry dining in the 18th century
KWE1000957 French gentry dining in the 18th century, after J.M. Moreau. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Frogmore House, Windsor, bequeathed by Queen Charlotte to Princess Augusta

Tregothnan House, St Michael Penkivel, Cornwall. 20th April 1909
A garden party or open day at Tregothnan with a band and people listening to them play. Tregothnan has been home to the Boscawen family since 1334

Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877-1964) whose first marriage to the 9th Duke of Marlborough ended in divorce, and who later married Lt. Col

Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. L.J. Balsan, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877-1964) whose first marriage to the 9th Duke of Marlborough ended in divorce, and who later married Lt. Col

Lord Milner, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Lord Milner, between c1915 and c1920. Shows British statesman Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (1854-1925)

Hon. Mrs. Henry Wm. Forster, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Hon. Mrs. Henry Wm. Forster, between c1915 and c1920

Count J. Bubua & Olga, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Count J. Bubua & Olga, between c1915 and c1920

Comtesse de Bryas, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Comtesse de Bryas, between c1915 and c1920

Baroness v. Maltzan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Baroness v. Maltzan, between c1915 and c1920. Photograph possibly shows Edith Gruson (1886-1976), the wife of Argo von Maltzan, German ambassador to the United States (1924-1927)

Baron R. Avezzana, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Baron R. Avezzana, between c1915 and c1920. Baron Camillo Romano Avezzana (1867-1959) who served as Italian ambassador to the United States

New Lodge or White Lodge, Richmond Park, seat of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. Hunting lodge designed by the Earl of Pembroke for King George I

The Rookery, Westcott, Surrey, seat of banker Richard Fuller. Built and landscaped by Daniel Malthus, father of economist and scholar Thomas Robert Malthus

Enmore Castle, Somerset, seat of the Earl of Egmont. Home to John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester in the 17th century

Plan and elevation of a Regency Era, Gothic style cottage. Floorplan shows dining parlor, library, parlor, kitchen, scullery, hall and lobby

South Hill House, Cranmore, Somerset, seat of Thomas Chatham Strode. 18th century manor house. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1827

Imperial sledge or sleigh used at a party in Vienna, 1815
Imperial sledge or sleigh used by the Emperors of Austria and Russia at a sledge party in Vienna, January 1815. Phaeton carriage with elaborate gilt work upholstered in gold and green velvet

Plan and elevation for a Park Lodge and Entrance Floorplan shows kitchen and living room and separate poultry shed

Southill Park, the seat of William Henry Whitbread
Southill Park, Bedfordshire, the seat of William Henry Whitbread, of the brewing family. Georgian house with gardens landscaped by Capability Brown

St. Pierre manor house, Monmouthshire, Wales, seat of Charles Lewis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by F.W.L

Belvoir Castle, seat of John Manners, 5th Duke of
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, seat of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland. Built in the romantic Gothic Revival style to designs by the architect James Wyatt and restored by Sir James Thornton

Sir Savile Crossleys Shoot at Somerleyton Hall, Lowestoft - an after-luncheon group, featuring: Sir Savile and Lady Crossley, Lord and Lady Vivian, Lord and Lady Hastings, Colonel and the Hon

Peer from the time of Louis XIII, 1633
3784745 Peer from the time of Louis XIII, 1633; (add.info.: Peer from the time of Louis XIII, 1633 - from engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet, after Bosse. Peer is possibly wearing pattens on his shoes)

Paris Fashions during the French Revolution
3784773 Paris Fashions during the French Revolution; (add.info.: Paris Fashions during the French Revolution, 1792 - from engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Debucourt. French Revolution: 1789-1799)

Louise de la Valliere, 1661
3784711 Louise de la Valliere, 1661; (add.info.: Louise de la Valliere, 1661 - from engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet, after Petitot. From the reign of Louis XIV)

Inauguration of a Russian Gun at Seaham Harbour, near Sunderland, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of a Russian Gun at Seaham Harbour, near Sunderland, 1858. Unveiling of a cannon captured by the British during the Crimean War

Presumed portrait of Beatrice Portinari, late 19th/20th century. Artist: Elisabeth Sonrel
Presumed portrait of Beatrice Portinari, late 19th/20th century. Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290) was a profound influence on the medieval Florentine poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

The Genre Painting (image 2 of 28), 1710. Creator: Unknown
The Genre Painting (image 2 of 28), 1710

The Genre Painting (image 11 of 28), 1710. Creator: Unknown
The Genre Painting (image 11 of 28), 1710

The Genre Painting (image 10 of 28), 1710. Creator: Unknown
The Genre Painting (image 10 of 28), 1710

Le belle nourrice. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
Le belle nourrice

Rural Concert. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
Rural Concert

L'automne. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
L'automne

L'apres-midi. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
L'apres-midi

Le soir. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
Le soir

Le printemps. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
Le printemps

L'ete. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
L'ete

La jolie fermiere. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
La jolie fermiere

L'hiver. Creator: Joseph de Longueil
L'hiver

Le retour a la vertu. Creator: Joseph de Longueil
Le retour a la vertu

Les confidences, 1774. Creator: Charles Louis Lingée
Les confidences, 1774

Le paysan. Creator: Charles Louis Lingée
Le paysan

Le paysan. Creator: Charles Louis Lingée
Le paysan

Caffeé des Patriotes - A Patriot's Coffée House, 1792. Creator: Jean Baptiste Morret
Caffee des Patriotes - A Patriot's Coffee House, 1792

L'agriculture consideree, le Comte de Veaux, 1789. Creator: Jean Baptiste Morret
L'agriculture consideree, le Comte de Veaux, 1789

detened Señor caballero el paso... c. 1855. Creator: Célestin Nanteuil
detened Senor caballero el paso... c. 1855

The Northamptonshire Agricultural Society's show in Burghley Park, near Stamford, [Lincolnshire], 1862

Portrait of Mrs Austin, (oil on canvas)
823238 Portrait of Mrs Austin, (oil on canvas) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952); 152.5x101.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Mrs Austin. Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952)

The Surrender of Amsterdam or The Duke of Brunswick in a Bustle
2966794 The Surrender of Amsterdam or The Duke of Brunswick in a Bustle, pub

Elegant Figures in a Parisian Cafe, (oil on canvas)
989774 Elegant Figures in a Parisian Cafe, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 39.4x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Elegant Figures in a Parisian Cafe)

A Notary Reading a Document, (oil on canvas)
989929 A Notary Reading a Document, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 39.4x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Notary Reading a Document. Juan Pablo Salinas (1871-1946)

The Next Move, (oil on canvas)
989890 The Next Move, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 25.4x35.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Next Move. Juan Pablo Salinas (1871-1946). Oil on canvas

The Valuation of Jewels, (oil on canvas)
989928 The Valuation of Jewels, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 39.4x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Valuation of Jewels. Juan Pablo Salinas (1871-1946)

Sport on the S. S. Cedric, 1921 (oil on canvasboard)
657477 Sport on the S.S. Cedric, 1921 (oil on canvasboard) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sport on the S.S. Cedric. Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949)

La Joie de Vivre (pen, watercolour and bodycolour on card)
1764983 La Joie de Vivre (pen, watercolour and bodycolour on card) by Scoppetta, Pietro (1863-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Joie de Vivre. Pietro Scoppetta (1863-1920)

A Teotihuacan stone mask, c. 450-650 (stone)
1767150 A Teotihuacan stone mask, c. 450-650 (stone) by Teotihuacan; 28 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Teotihuacan stone mask, Classic. Ca. A.D. 450-650)

Many Heads Beat One; a 1929 work incentive poster, 1929 (colour lithograph)
1198098 Many Heads Beat One; a 1929 work incentive poster, 1929 (colour lithograph) by American School, (20th century); 110x91 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American

A Conversation, (pen and ink and watercolour on paper)
989530 A Conversation, (pen and ink and watercolour on paper) by Guys, Constantin (1802-92); 25.1x19.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Conversation. Constantin Guys (1802-1892)

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Gentry: A Glimpse into the Lives of the Privileged" Step back in time and explore the world of gentry, as we delve into their opulent lifestyles and grand residences. Oxton House, nestled in Devon, was once the seat of Rev. John Beaumont Swete, a prominent figure among this elite class. Its magnificent architecture and sprawling grounds were a testament to his status. Pynes House in Exeter, Devon stood tall in 1825 as a symbol of wealth and prestige. It exuded elegance with its regal façade and lavish interiors that hosted extravagant gatherings for high society. Carclew House in Mylor, Cornwall witnessed Sir Charles Lemon's presence alongside his beloved niece Louisa Ann Dyke around 1860. This picturesque estate served as a backdrop for cherished family moments amidst its breathtaking surroundings. The Polhill-Turner family captured Victorian charm effortlessly; one photograph showcases an elegant woman adorned with fashion trends of her time while another portrays a loving mother surrounded by her three adoring children. These images provide glimpses into the daily lives of this privileged class during the era. Rodbourne House situated in Wiltshire showcased an entire Victorian family group gathered together - their unity evident through shared laughter and joyous expressions frozen forever on film. Morval House near Looe, Cornwall witnessed both prosperity and change throughout history. From its snapshot circa 1890 depicting refined individuals enjoying leisurely activities to another taken in 1961 showcasing modernity creeping into traditional settings - Morval House remained an emblematic representation of evolving times. Even amidst war-torn Italy during World War II, members of Tuskegee Airmen found solace at Ramitelli Airfield where they received briefings before embarking on daring missions against adversity. Among them were brave men like Gentry Barnes, Samuel Watts, Wendell Lucas - heroes who defied racial barriers to serve their country with honor.