Title inscribed on frame: ‘Arthur Vincent, Mayor of Limerick, 1728.’
A half-length portrait of Arthur Vincent Major of Limerick, depicted turned towards the viewer’s right. He wears a wig and is dressed in a blue, velvet jacket. Set against a dark background with oval insets, Vincent looks out at the viewer.
Artist: William Hoare of Bath c. 1707-1792.
William Hoare grew up in Suffolk and Berkshire before moving to London to join the studio of Italian painter Giuseppe Grisoni (1699–1769). Hoare accompanied his master when he returned to Italy in 1728. He spent ten years working in the studio of the history painter Francesco Imperiali (1679–1740) in Rome. Hoare formed friendships with many young British aristocrats on the Grand Tour who would later become his patrons.
Oils on Canvas
c. 75 x 62 cm
Framed: 96 x c. 84 cm
A portrait of Blanche Waller Vincent, wife of Arthur Vincent, hangs to the viewer’s right.