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Lot 99
CIRCLE OF SIR GODFREY KNELLER (LÜBECK 1646-1723 LONDON)
Portrait of Anne, Lady Tipping, née Cheke (1678-1727), full-length, in a blue gown, standing beside a draped pedestal
Fermé29 November 2023
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GBP 5,292
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Anne Tipping, née Cheke, was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Cheke (see lot 43) and his wife Letitia, née Russell. At the age of 22 she married Sir Thomas Tipping (see lot 98), with whom she had three children, Catherine, Letitia (see lots 97 and 101) and Thomas. Through her father, Anne inherited the manor of Pyrgo in the village of Havering-atte-Bower, Essex. The house had previously belonged to Henry VIII, and it was here that he made the decision to restore the princesses Mary and Elizabeth to the succession to the throne. In 1724, Anne helped to found the Dame Tipping school in Havering-atte-Bower, which was endowed from her death in 1728 by a legacy in her will. Anne was lucky to have independent means, as her husband led a tumultuous life, dying in debt in Southwark prison.