Edward Heneage Dering (1826-1892), in profile to the right

Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen Ferrers, later Mrs Edward Henege Dering (1830 – 1923). Oil painting on canvas, Edward Heneage Dering (1826-1892), in profile to the right, by Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen, later Mrs Edward Dering (1830-1923), signed and dated 1883. A head-and-shoulders portrait of the artist's second husband, viewed in profile to the right. He has red hair and a long beard with moustache. He wears a black jacket, the collar of a white shirt above, and a purple velvet cloak hangs from his right shoulder. A small coat of arms is painted at top right. He is set against a plain turquoise-purple background. The sitter built the service wing at Baddesley Clinton. He married firstly, in 1859, Georgiana, Lady Chatterton (1806-1876), the widow of Sir William Chatterton (1794-1855) and, secondly, in 1885, Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen, Mrs Marmion Edward Ferrers (1830-1923). Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire (Accredited Museum)