1) Abraham Rawlinson, of Grassyard Hall, Canton, near Lancaster; 2) Ellenor Godsalve, wife of Abraham Rawlinson
Various, 1) 1772; 2) c. 1772
A pair of portraits of Abraham Rawlinson and his wife commissioned by Rawlinson's daughter and her husband William Lindow, a notorious Lancaster slave-trader. The portrait of Abraham Rawlinson has confidently been attributed to George Romney, while the portrait of Ellenor is by an unknown artist, perhaps James Cranke. Rawlinson was one of the most powerful merchants trading with the West Indies in 18th-century Lancaster. He was a plantation owner, and a principal importer of mahogany into Lancaster, whose business profited from the transatlantic slave trade.
More information
Title of artwork, date
1) Abraham Rawlinson, of Grassyard Hall, Canton, near Lancaster; 2) Ellenor Godsalve, wife of Abraham Rawlinson, 1) 1772; 2) c. 1772
Date supported
2009
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Each: 76 x 63.5 cm
Grant
1500
Total cost
6000

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