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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.

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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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