Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Robert Bakewell (1725-1795), Stock-breeder
- Gallery portraits
- Biography and References
Stock-breeder; succeeded in 1760 to his father’s farm at Dishley Grange, Leicestershire, where he produced new breeds of sheep, oxen and black horses, and experimented with the feeding and housing of stock.
‘In person, Mr B. was tall, broad set, and, in his later years, rather inclined to corpulency. His countenance bespoke intelligence, activity, and a high degree of benevolence’ (Gentleman's Magazine, 1795).
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.
‘In person, Mr B. was tall, broad set, and, in his later years, rather inclined to corpulency. His countenance bespoke intelligence, activity, and a high degree of benevolence’ (Gentleman's Magazine, 1795).
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.