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Fleetwood Hesketh & Frances Hesketh (© Walker Art Gallery)
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© Walker Art Gallery

Fleetwood Hesketh & Frances Hesketh (© Walker Art Gallery)

Fleetwood Hesketh & Frances Hesketh

Artist: Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797)

Location: Walker Art Gallery

Date: 1769

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 127 x 102 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £50,000 (Total: £880,960; tax remission)

Vendor: Roger Hesketh 1987 settlement

Review number: 3698 (1992)

Provenance:
Commissioned by Fleetwood Hesketh & Frances Hesketh; by descent.

Description:
Two portraits of 'Portrait of Fleetwood Hesketh' (1738-1769) and 'Portrait of Mrs Fleetwood Hesketh'.

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