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A Portrait of Sir Robert King, created Baron Kingsborough, died

1755

Oil on canvas, c. 238 x 142cm (93 x 56”)

Illustrated in catalogue Town & Country Auctioneers 27/28 Clare St

19/20 March 1959 Sold £40.

€ 20,000 - 30,000

Robert King 1724-1755 M.P. for Boyle succeeding Richard Wingfield,

succeeded as 4th baronet in 1740 and was made Baron Kingsbor-

ough at the age of 23 in 13/06/1748, having fought a notorious duel

with Captain Johnston. He borrowed the large sum of £40,000, be-

came Grand Master of the Freemasons, set the family up in Henri-

etta Street and lived with a mistress, Mrs. Jones. He died unmarried

and his will was bitterly contested by his surviving brothers as far as

the House of Lords in London, Edward claimed that Kingsborough

was subjected to undue influence by Mrs. Jones, a common pros-

titute, and that the will was witnessed by a drunken porter and a

Swiss servant, all such being scoundrels.