Sir John Maynard
(1604-1690), LawyerSitter in 2 portraits
possibly after John Riley
oil on canvas, feigned oval
NPG 476
after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1815
NPG D28950
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Sara Moger
11 February 2021, 15:35
Sir John Maynard had a lifelong interest in education. In his capacity as trustee of the Elize Hele charity, he founded the girls' school in Exeter known as the Maynard School, which is the third oldest girls' school in England.