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Denys Rolle (1725–1797)
Denys Rolle ( – 26 June 1797) was a British politician and landowner who was an independent member of parliament for Barnstaple between 1761 and 1774. He inherited a large number of estates and by the time of his death he was the largest landowner in Devon. He was a philanthropist and generous benefactor to charities and religious societies. Rolle spent much of his life in Florida attempting to establish an "ideal society", a utopian colony of British settlers named Rollestown or Charlotta. The project was a failure and Rolle recorded his colonial adventure in great detail in a lengthy official complaint made in 1765 to the British government entitled ''The Humble Petition of Denys Rolle, Esq., Setting Forth the Hardships, Inconveniences, and Grievances Which Have Attended Him in His Attempts to Make a Settlement in East Florida, Humbly Praying Such Relief as in their Lordships Wisdom Shall Seem Meet''. His colonists having failed to live up to his ambitious expectations a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hudson (painter)
Thomas Hudson (1701 – 1779) was an English painter, almost exclusively of portraits. Life Hudson was born in Devon, in 1701. He studied under Jonathan Richardson (painter), Jonathan RichardsonJonathon Richardson , London - National Portrait Gallery, accessed January 2010. in London and, against the latter's wishes, married Richardson's daughter at some point before 1725. Hudson was most prolific between 1740 and 1760 and, from 1745 until 1755 was the most successful London portraitist. He had many assistants, and employed the specialist drapery painter Joseph Van Aken. Joshua Reynolds, Joseph Wright of Derby, Joseph Wright and the drapery painter Peter Toms (painter), Peter Toms were his students. Hudson visited the Low Countries in 1748 and Italy in 1752. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
