Monument to William Stephen Poyntz
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Location
| Street: | Petworth Road |
| Town: | Easebourne |
| Parish: | Easebourne |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | GU29 |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Priory Church of St. Mary - in a Chapel at the east end of the south aisle |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 59 |
| Grid reference: | K7 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | SU895225 |
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Makers
| Name : | Raffaele Monti |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Frances Isabella Lady Clinton, Georgina Elizabeth Countess Spencer, Isabella Marchioness Of Exeter (daughters) |
| Construction period: | 1848 |
| Installation date: | 1848 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Priory Church of St. Mary |
| Description: | Wall mounted monument facing south west. Portrait relief of William Stephen Poyntz. The figure is depicted seated and dressed in a toga. The arms are rested on the knees with the palms turned upwards. The head inclines heavenwards. Leaning against the back of the seat is a Bible. The seated figure rests on an inscribed plinth. |
| Signatures: | Signature to the left of the figure, just above the sculpted bible:
R Monti 1848 |
| Inscription: | UNDERNEATH IS LAID WHAT WAS MORTAL OF / WILLIAM STEPHEN POYNTZ ESQRE. / AS A MAN HE WAS JUST, UPRIGHT, GENEROUS AND SINCERE / AS A FRIEND TRUE, KIND, CORDIAL AND ENDURING / AS A HUSBAND AND FATHER FAITHFUL, CONFIDING TENDER AND AFFECTIONATE / HE WAS REVERED BY HIS DEPENDANTS / ESTEEMED BY HIS FRIENDS AND ARDENTLY BELOVED BY ALL HIS FAMILY. / HE WAS BORN ON THE XXTH. DAY OF JANUARY MDCCLXX. / HAVING WEPT OVER THE GRAVES OF HIS TWO SONS AND BELOVED WIFE, / HE BORE WITH CHRISTIAN PATIENCE SIX YEARS OF UNCOMPLAINING SUFFERING / AND CLOSED HIS HONOURED LIFE ON THE VIIITH. DAY OF APRIL MDCCCXI. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS THREE DAUGHTERS / FRANCES ISABELLA LADY CLINTON, GEORGINA ELIZABETH COUNTESS SPENCER, ISABELLA MARCHIONESS OF EXETER. / MDCCCXLVIII. / LOOKING FOR THE MERCY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST UNTO ETERNAL LIFE |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Funerary, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Object type2: | Relief |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Seated |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Seated |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Figure |
| Material: | White marble |
| Height (cm): | 150 |
| Width (cm): | 115 |
| Depth (cm): | 45 |
| Part 2: | Whole monument |
| Material: | White and grey marble |
| Height (cm): | 400 |
| Width (cm): | 210 |
| Depth (cm): | 56 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 02/04/2008 |
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History
| History: | William Stephen Poyntz was born on 20 January 1770 and died on 8 April 1840. He was the son of William Poyntz and Isabella Courtenay.He married the Hon. Elizabeth Mary Browne, daughter of Anthony Joseph Browne, 7th Viscount Montagu, on 1 September 1794. Poyntz was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and was an MP. Through his marriage he inherited Cowdray House and the estate in 1797and he moved into the enlarged keepers lodge in the park. Following his death his daughters sold the estate for £300,000 in 1843 to the 6th. Earl of Egremont. |
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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