Philip Metcalfe
(1733-1818), Distiller, collector, patron of the arts and politician; MP for Horsham, Plympton Erle and MalmesburyMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 2 portraits
Philip Metcalfe made his money as a brewer and distiller, owner of the Three Mills Distillery on the River Lea, and was active as a philanthropist and collector. He was a member of the Society of Dilettanti, a club for art connoisseurs, and a friend of Samuel Johnson, Sir Joshua Reynolds and many other prominent artistic and literary figures.
by Pompeo Batoni
oil on canvas, circa 1766-1767
NPG 2001
by William Evans, after Edmund Scott
stipple, published 9 April 1801
NPG D14762
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