Rode Hall, Scholar Green, Cheshire, ST7 3QP

Portraits

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Very many fine family portraits hang on the walls including the imposing painting of Sir Philip Baker Wilbraham (below) by Oswald Birley, he was Dean of the Arches and the First Church Estates Commissioner.

Sir Philip Baker Wilbraham

Sir George Baker was a close friend of Sir Joshua Reynolds, whose niece, Maria Palmer, gave him the self-portrait (below) after the artist's death with the words: "It is the only original I have to give and you are the only person to whom I could give it".

Sir Joshua Reynolds

 

Richard Wilbraham Bootle

Richard Wilbraham Bootle

 

Mary Wilbraham Bootle

Mary Wilbraham Bootle

 

Randle Wilbraham IV

Randle Wilbraham IV

 

Sir Richard Baker Wilbraham

Sir Richard Baker Wilbraham

 

Lady Anne Baker Wilbraham

Lady Anne Baker Wilbraham

 

Randle Baker Wilbraham

Randle Baker Wilbraham

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