Portrait of Lettice Mary Banks

William Hoare (circa 1707 - 1792)

Holburne Museum of Art

late 1740s

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.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 57.5 x 43.8cm
• Grant Paid: £1100 ( Total: £4400)
• ArtFunded in: 2003
• Vendor: Trim Bridge Galleries

Provenance

Trim Bridge Galleries, Bath in 1984/5; Mrs Christine Gordon; Trim Bridge Galleries, 2002.

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