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Charles Jervas

Early Life and Training Charles Jervas (1675 – 1739), born Cloneeskeagh, Ireland, emerged from a family steeped in aristocratic tradition. His father, John Jervas, was a landowner of considerable stature, while his mother, Elizabeth Baldwin—daughter of Captain John Baldwin of Shinrone Castle & Corolanty, High Sheriff of County Offaly—represented another pillar of Irish society. From a young age, Jervas received an education that priori

tized classical learning and artistic pursuits, preparing him for a life dedicated to both intellectual rigor and creative expression. He honed his skills in London under the tutelage of Sir Godfrey Kneller, a celebrated portrait painter whose workshop served as a crucible for shaping aspiring artists of the era. This formative experience instilled in Jervas not only technical proficiency but also an understanding of artistic conventio…