Portrait of Gilbert Walmesley
William Hoare
- Art Funded
- 1980
- Dimensions
- 60 x 44 cm
- Vendor
- Carlton Gallery, Cheltenham
Gilbert Walmesley (1680?-1751) was an important figure in the early lives of Samuel Johnson and his fellow Lichfieldian, David Garrick.
The son of William Walmesley, MP for Lichfield and Chancellor of the Diocese.
Provenance
Peter Salmon