British School (18th century or earlier), 'Lady Mary Armyne', watercolour portrait, oval, inscribed in gilt to front 'Lady Mary Armyne, dyed 1675, The Memory of the Just is Blessed', further hand written details and labels verso, image 11.5cm by 9cm, panel 15cm by 12cm, later oak frame 27.5cm by 24.5cm.

NB: Lady Mary Armine (née Talbot, died 6 March 1676) was a 17th century English gentlewoman, scholar, and prominent benefactor, She was the daughter of Henry Talbot (the fourth son of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury), She first married Thomas Holcroft, and later married Sir William Armyne, a baronet from Osgodby, Lincolnshire. She was well versed in French, Latin, divinity, and history, and was widely noted by her contemporaries for her sharp business acumen, active lifestyle, and enduring beauty into old age. In 1662, she donated £500 to Edmund Calamy to support nonconformist and ejected ministers and their families, and regularly aided struggling clergy. She provided financial and practical support to efforts aimed at converting Indigenous peoples in North America to Christianity. She founded three hospitals (including one at Barton Grange in Yorkshire) and left longstanding charitable bequests, such as an annual rentcharge for poor householders in Orton Longueville

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