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The Drake Family, Fernhill, Berkshire

Image credit: Victoria Art Gallery

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William Hoare came to Bath in 1738 and established himself as a portrait painter. He worked in Bath just as the city was becoming a ‘resort of the Sound as well as the Sick’, who wanted to indulge in ‘that worst of Murders, the killing of time’. This meant that there was a constant and changing stream of people wanting their portraits painted. Hoare became very successful in Bath, and remained so throughout his life.

Unfortunately, we know very little about the Drake family, and the circumstances under which their portrait was painted. This is one of the largest paintings in our collection, and the largest portrait. It is a magnificent painting, clearly intending to show the Drakes as a prosperous, successful, happy family.

The Bath Assembly Rooms

Bath

Title

The Drake Family, Fernhill, Berkshire

Date

c.1760

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 213.3 x W 271.7 cm

Accession number

BATVG : P : 1991.14

Acquisition method

purchased with the assistance of the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, 1991; on loan to the Assembly Rooms, Bath

Work type

Painting

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The Bath Assembly Rooms

Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 2QH England

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