Portrait of Bishop Beilby Porteus (sometimes Porteous), Bishop of Chester 1776-1787 and Bishop of London 1787-1809. He and his wife were intimate friends of Hannah More who introduced them to Horace Walpole
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed by the artist lower right: J. Downman 1790., John Downman, Britsh artist, 1750-1824., and No. 72 in the Catalogue of Framed Pictures in the Lewis Walpole Library.
Portrait of Mrs. Porteus (sometimes Porteous), wife of Bishop Beilby Porteus, Bishop of Chester 1776-1787 and Bishop of London 1787-1809. The couple were intimate friends of Hannah More who introduced them to Horace Walpole
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed by the artist lower right: J. Downman 1790., John Downman, British artist, 1750-1824., and No. 73 in the Catalogue of Framed Pictures in the Lewis Walpole Library.
