Sir Richard Hoare, 1st Bt (1735-1787)
William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1770 - 1775
Materials
Pastel on paper
Measurements
572 x 470 mm (22 1/2 x 18 1/2 in)
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 730770
Summary
Pastel on paper, Sir Richard Hoare, 1st Bt (1734 - 1787) by William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792). An oval head-and-shoulders portrait of a man, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, wearing a brown coat and white stock. Inscribed in 19th century hand in ink on paper stuck on to original mount and re-applied to back: Sir Richard Hoare. 1st Bart / marr: first his first cousin / Miss Anna Hoare / 2ndly Frances Anne daughter / of Richard & Anne Acland.
Makers and roles
William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792)