Peter Denys
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Peter Denys DL (1760 – 1816) was a British drawing master, later patron of the arts and landowner.
He was the son of the language teacher Peter Denys (sometimes Denyss), who was himself the son of a Swiss emigrant.[2]
Denys was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1812.
Denys married his pupil, Lady Charlotte Fermor (1766–1835), daughter of George Fermor, 2nd Earl of Pomfret.[2] With her income of £4,000 a year, he bought Sloane Place in London, and Fremington, Yorkshire.[2]
Their son was the politician,
Sir George Denys, 1st Baronet
(1788–1857).
References
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p. 280; as seen on his hatchment in Easton Neston Church
- ^ a b c Neil Jeffares. "Dictionary of the pastellists before 1800" (PDF). Pastellists.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.