William Howe Windham (1802-1854)

British (English) School. Oil painting on canvas, William Howe Windham (1802-1854), British (English) School, mid 19th century. Three-quarter length portrait, of a man standing, turned sightly to the right, gazing to the right with his left arm resting on a table, dressed in black. Behind to right a red curtain and to left a bookcase. Eldest son and heir of Admiral (Lukin) Windham. Possibly painted posthumously. Son of Admiral Lukin; married Lady Sophia Hervey. His political career as Whig M.P. lasted for no more than two years (1832-4), and the majority of his life was devoted to the Felbrigg estate. He was a progressive landlord and his expenses in modernising it limited the extent of his attentions to the house, although the present neo-Jacobean character of the hall was his contribution. Felbrigg, Norfolk (Accredited Museum)