Sir Robert Frankland-Russell, 7th Baronet

He was the son of Sir Thomas Frankland, 6th Baronet and his wife Dorothy, daughter of William Smelt.

[2][3] The estate included Chequers Court, which he improved, with Edward Buckton Lamb brought in as architect.

[4][7] Frankland-Russell's father had studied under John Malchair, and he himself was a watercolourist,[8] and painted hunting scenes.

[9] Two series of aquatints by Charles Turner after Frankland appeared in 1814, Delights of Fishing and Hunting Subjects.

On the 7th baronet's death, the title passed to his cousin Frederick William Franklin.