Thomas Grosvenor

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The sketch is possibly one of many studies of distinguished men made by Robert Bowyer who had taken up painting again after a long interval of philanthropic work and 'having recourse to both spectacles and eyeglass' (Bowyer Memorials). Many of these sketches were incorporated in pictures of the House of Lords and House of Commons at the time of the 'trial' of Queen Caroline and engraved for Bowyer's book An Impartial Historical Narrative of those Momentous Events, 1823.

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Head and shoulders in brown coat, black neckcloth, white shirt, dark hair and eyes, aged about 60; strong brown-yellow background rubbed with grey oil behind the head.

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Bought from E. Kersley 1956.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, 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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