© Holburne Museum of Art
Portrait of Lettice Mary Banks
Artist: William Hoare (circa 1707 - 1792)
Location: Holburne Museum of Art
Date: late 1740s
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 57.5 x 43.8cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,100 (Total: £4,400)
Vendor: Trim Bridge Galleries
Review number: 5255 (2003)
Provenance:
Trim Bridge Galleries, Bath in 1984/5; Mrs Christine Gordon; Trim Bridge Galleries, 2002.
Description:
Half-length portrait of Lettice Mary Banks (1716 - 1757), the aunt of Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist. When Hoare arrived in Bath in 1738, there was little competition but great demand for portraits which continued after Gainsborough's arrival in 1759.
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