© Judges' Lodgings
Portrait of Abraham Rawlinson, MP of Ellel Hall, near Lancaster
Artist: George Romney (1734 - 1802)
Location: Judges' Lodgings
Date: circa 1765-1767
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 125 x 99cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £18,595 (Total: £52,628; tax remission)
Vendor: Edward Walker
Review number: 5724 (2006)
Provenance:
Commissioned by Abraham Rawlinson; his sister, Mrs Isaac Forde; by descent to Edward Walker.
Description:
Three quarter length portrait of Abraham Rawlinson (1738-1803), a Whig MP for Lancaster from 1780-1790. It shows the sitter, telescope in hand, standing against a coastal background to demonstrate his mercantile interests. In addition to their slave trading activities, the Rawlinson family were importers of mahogany from the West Indies into Lancaster and were closely connected with the cabinet-making company Gillows of Lancaster.
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