Skip to Main Content
Home>Collection>Cornewall, 2nd Bt., George Amyand, Sir

Cornewall, 2nd Bt., George Amyand, Sir

British, 1748 - 1819

Biography

The son of Sir George Amyand, 1st Bt., in 1766 Sir George Amyand Cornewall succeeded his father as 2nd Bt. In 1771, he married Catherine [d. 1835], only daughter and heir of Velters Cornewall of Moccas Court, and assumed the surname and arms of Cornewall. Around 1785 he commissioned Sir Joshua Reynolds to paint his wife's portrait (now in the NGA). The couple had five daughters and two sons; son (Sir) George, succeeded his father as 3rd Bt. Cornewall served as a Member of Parliament for Herfordshire from 1774-96 and from 1802-7.

Bibliography

1937
Burke, Ashworth P. and Sir Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage adn Baronetage, the Privy Council, and Knightage. Edited by E.M. Swinhoe. 95th ed. London, 1937: 629.

Related Content

  • Sort by:
  • Results layout:
Show  results per page

Works of Art

  • Filters:
  • Sort by:
  • Results layout:

Limit to works on view

Limit to works with online images

Limit to works of classification:

Limit to works of artist nationalities:

Limit to works belonging to editions:

Limit to works created between:

–

Limit to works containing styles:

Limit to works containing photographic processes:

Find works executed in:


Find works containing subject terms:


Find works with an alternate reference number (for example, Key Set number) containing:


Show  results per page
The image compare list is empty.