Sir Jacob Astley, shown standing, back right, was the son and heir of Sir Philip Astley, 2nd Bt. (1667 – 1739) and Elizabeth Bransby (m. 1690; d.1738). He married three times. His first wife, Lucy L’Estrange is shown here, seated between her two sons. She was the youngest daughter of Sir Nicholas L’Estrange, 4th Bt., M.P. and Anne Wodehouse, daughter of Sir Thomas Wodehouse of Kimberley, Co. Norfolk. Edward, later 4th Bt., shown to the right of the picture, his hand resting upon a greyhound, succeeded to the title in 1760. In 1768 he stood successfully as M.P. for Norfolk, a position that he held until 1790. He married Rhoda Delaval (1725 – 1757) in 1751, who died in childbirth, having borne him three sons and a daughter. Through her, his descendants succeeded to Seaton Delaval.

Provenance: accepted in lieu of tax by H.M.Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 2009

Text from National Trust website

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: attributed to Petrus Johannes van Reysschoot (1702-1772), Joseph Highmore (1692 – 1780)
Date: circa 1730

Image Details
Date: 29 September 2023
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/26s
ISO: 640
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.