Thomas Penrose (1769-1851)
The son of the poet of the same name. He was educated at Winchester under Warton and at
New College, Oxford; he served as the secretary to the British embassy at Florence before
becoming rector of Writtle in 1814. He collected British art, and donated the Reynolds
portrait of Thomas Warton to Oxford.
The son of the poet of the same name. He was educated at Winchester under Warton and at
New College, Oxford; he served as the secretary to the British embassy at Florence before
becoming rector of Writtle in 1814. He collected British art, and donated the Reynolds
portrait of Thomas Warton to Oxford.