Sir James Dashwood (1715–1779)  1737

Sir James Dashwood, here depicted at age twenty-three, devoted much of his energy and most of his fortune to the building and furnishing of Kirtlington Park, visible in the right background of this painting. The dining room from Kirtlington Park, with its masterful plasterwork decoration, is installed nearby. [br] James Dashwood, born in London in 1715, was educated at Et...