Lot 23: Alfred George Stannard (British, 1828-1885) John Berney Petre of Westwick Hall

John Berney Petre of Westwick Hall
signed and dated 'A G Stannard 1856' (lower left), oil on canvas
44 x 34cm (17 5/16 x 13 3/8in).

Westwick Hall came into the Petre family on the marriage of William Petre (died 1772) to Elizabeth, co-heir of John Berney of Westwick Hall. William's son, John Berney Petre (1741-1819) died unmarried and the property was bequeathed to his nephew, Jack Varlo (1773-1854), an army captain, who changed his name to Petre. His son, John Berney Petre (1805-1882) had no issue and Westwick Hall was passed to his niece, Mary Laura Duff (nee Dawkins) and then to her son, Captain Bernard James Duff. Both mother and son changed their names to Petre in 1882.