English School (17th century) Portrait of William Gibbons Esq. of Ettingshall, Staffordshire Oil on canvas Inscribed to label verso 76.5 x 64cm (30 x 25 in.) Provenance: Sale, Boningtons Auctioneers, Country House Sale to include the Principal Contents from Claverhambury Manor, 28 June 2017, lot 147 William Gibbons, also known as Homer, was born in 1631 in Ettingshall, Staffordshire, the son of Thomas Gibbons and Ann Pershouse. William married Ann (Homer) Gibbons in 1766 and together they had one son, William Gibbons. William Gibbons Esq. died in 1683.