Portrait of John Custance of Weston House, Norwich, Norfolk

Henry Walton (1746 - 1813)

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

circa 1781

Three-quarter length oval portrait of John Custance (1749-1822) who inherited his estate at Weston Longville near Norwich at the age of eight and married Frances Beauchamp-Proctor in 1778. Henry Walton studied painting in the studio of Johann Zoffany and then returned to his native Norfolk to practice.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 53.5 x 40.5cm
• Art Fund Grant: £6500 ( Total: £16,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Mallett

Provenance

?Commissioned by John Custance; ...; Christopher Foley, 2002; Mallett, 2004.

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