Portrait of John Yorke and Colonel Coore, by Johann Zoffany c. 1769, probably in the three years prior to his second marriage to Elizabeth Woodstock Campbell. Included in Sotheby's 01/07/2004 sale of 'Important British Pictures', with an estimate of £600,000-£800,000.
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2004/important-british-pictures-l04121/lot.12.html
Commissioned by John Yorke (1733-1813) of Bewerley Hall, Yorkshire, and thence by descent.
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Collector?
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
