English School. Portrait of a Gentleman, believed to be David Peloquin (1699-1766), merchant & mayor of Bristol, circa 1740s, three quarter length oil on canvas portrait, relined, 127 x 102 cm (50 x 40 ins), gilt moulded frame (Qty: 1) David Peloquin was a wealthy merchant, the son of Stephen Peloquin and member of one of the Protestant Huguenot families that settled in England after they were expelled from France in 1685. He held the office of High Sheriff of Bristol in 1735 and Mayor of Bristol in 1751. He laid the foundation stone of St. George's Church, Kingswood in 1752. Peloquin died in 1766 at the age of 66 and there is a tablet in his memory in St Stephen's Church, Bristol, erected by his sister Mary Ann Peloquin (1706-1778).
English School. Portrait of a Gentleman, believed to be David Peloquin (1699-1766), merchant & mayor of Bristol, circa 1740s, three quarter length oil on canvas portrait, relined, 127 x 102 cm (50 x 40 ins), gilt moulded frame (Qty: 1) David Peloquin was a wealthy merchant, the son of Stephen Peloquin and member of one of the Protestant Huguenot families that settled in England after they were expelled from France in 1685. He held the office of High Sheriff of Bristol in 1735 and Mayor of Bristol in 1751. He laid the foundation stone of St. George's Church, Kingswood in 1752. Peloquin died in 1766 at the age of 66 and there is a tablet in his memory in St Stephen's Church, Bristol, erected by his sister Mary Ann Peloquin (1706-1778).
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