Robert Bakewell

Sitterback to top

• Robert Bakewell (1725-1795), Stock-breeder. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

• John Boultbee (1753-1812). Artist associated with 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Bakewell is shown here with his animals, in a portrait by a local Leicestershire artist, as a living advertisement for his own methods. In his obituary the Gentleman's Magazine observed that though 'rather inclined to corpulence … his countenance bespoke intelligence, activity and a high degree of benevolence.'

Linked publicationsback to top

• Audio Guide
• Gibson, Robin, The Face in the Corner: Animal Portraits from the Collections of the National Portrait Gallery, 1998, p. 49
• Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 145
• Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 25
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 30

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Hats and head-attire
• Landscapes
• On display at the Gallery
• Pets and animals