Josiah Spode II

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The identification is traditional, although not readily reconcilable with other portraits. NPG 4587 is probably not by the same hand as NPG 4586.

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Blue-grey eyes, light powdered hair, wearing a dark brown coat; light blue background.

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By descent to Josiah Spode IV (d. 1893) of Hawkesyard House, who bequeathed his estate to the Dominican Order; transferred to Woodchester Priory, whence acquired by B. Weinreb, from whom purchased 1967.<sup>1

1</sup> Provenance from a note supplied by Weinreb in 1967.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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