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Captain Robert Banks (b.1734)

Image credit: Lakeland Arts

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Captain Banks was living in South Scales, Walney, when he sat for this portrait. The background shows the view of Black Combe and the Duddon estuary which could be seen from the Romney family home at Upper Cocken.

This is a typical example of Romney’s early portrait style before he left Kendal to become one of the most sought-after painters in London. According to family tradition, the portrait was left behind in the care of a servant when the Banks family left Walney because 'it was only painted by George Romney, the joiner'.

Abbot Hall

Kendal

Title

Captain Robert Banks (b.1734)

Date

1760

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 125 x W 102.6 cm

Accession number

AH 414/63

Acquisition method

purchased, 1963

Work type

Painting

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Abbot Hall

Kirkland, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL England

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