Sir Henry Bankes (1711-1774) and Frances Pembrooke, Lady Bankes (1728-1806)
William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Pastel on paper
Measurements
930 x 690 mm
Place of origin
Bath
Order this imageCollection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 436048
Summary
Pastel on paper, Sir Henry Bankes (1711-1774) and Frances Pembrooke, Lady Bankes (1728-1806), circa 1750. Sir Henry was the father-in-law of the first Baron Brownlow, father of Francis (Lady Brownlow 1756-1847). Shown half length in a bright blue coat, yellow waistcoat and grey wig. See Neil Jeffares, 'Hoare, William, RA', Pastels & pastellists website [http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/Hoare.pdf], J.395.1026-7.
Makers and roles
William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792), artist