John Astley (painter)
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John Astley was an English portrait painter and amateur architect, known for his "patronage among a vast circle of fashion" as well as a fortune acquired through marriage.
portrait by Joshua Reynolds
Astley's portrait of British banking heir Tyringham Backwell (1754–1777), painted prior to 1777.
Sebastian Coe
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Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, often referred to as Seb Coe, is a British sports administrator, former politician and retired track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olym
John Astley (painter)
…landowner in Cheshire and Jamaica, and bore him two sons. One of these sons, therefore John's grandson, is an ancestor of British Olympic competitor Lord Coe. In 1792 she married a Frenchman, Louis Foncier, and had further issue. Penelope Dukinfield Daniel (1722–1762), widow of Sir William Dukinfield Daniel…
Coe during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 2012
Sebastian Coe (#254) was the silver medallist in men's 800 m at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
Coe and South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius at an International Paralympic Day event at Trafalgar Square on 8 September 2011
Coe at Go Local, 2013