Mary Wilkes
(1750-1802), Daughter of John WilkesSitter in 1 portrait
Mary Wilkes (or Polly as she was known), was Wilkes's only child by his estranged wife, Mary Meade. He was deeply attached to his daughter, who never married but inherited her mother's substantial fortune.
by Johan Joseph Zoffany
oil on canvas, exhibited 1782
NPG 6133
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