Sir Francis Baring, 1st Bt

Sitterback to top

• Sir Francis Baring, 1st Bt (1740-1810), Merchant banker. Sitter associated with 5 portraits.

Artistsback to top

• Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), Portrait painter, collector and President of the Royal Academy. Artist associated with 682 portraits, Sitter in 25 portraits.
• Charles Muss (1779-1824). Artist associated with 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Charles Muss made enamel copies of several paintings in Sir Francis Baring's collection. This panel comes from a triple portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence showing Baring with his senior business partners John Baring and Charles Wall. Sir Francis is seen receiving correspondence from the Dutch merchants Hope & Co. He cups his ear to allude to his partial deafness.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 32
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 34

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Chairs
• Landscapes
• Miniatures