The Right Hon. Henry Bilson-Legge (1708-1764) as Chancellor of the Exchequer

after William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792). Oil painting on canvas, The Rt.Hon.Henry Bilson-Legge (1708-1764) by William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792). A three-quarter-length portrait, seated, turned slightly to left, facing, wearing a wig, loosely tied lace cravat and the robes of Chancellor of the Exchequer; he holds a rolled document in his left hand. The Chancellor's purse sits on a table to the left. Curtained background. It is a copy of a painting at Lodge Park, Sherborne (NT). The Rt.Hon.Henry Bilson-Legge (1708-1764), Chancellor of the Exchequer, fourth son of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth; MP East Looe 1740; Orford 1741-59; a Lord of the Admiralty 1745-7; a Lord of the Treasury 1746; Envoy Extraordinary to the King of Prussia 1748; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1754-5, 1756-7, 1757-61; MP for Hampshire 1759-64; had a great reputation as a financier. Hinton Ampner, Hampshire (Accredited Museum)