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In 1685 John Hanbury (1664–1734) took over his father's estate and iron works at Pontypool and made it a highly profitable centre of industry. He designed a rolling mill which turned iron bars into plates of exceptional thinness and evenness at an unrivalled cost. In the 1720s he and his innovative agent, Edward Allgood (1681–1763) added a large tin-plating works. He was MP for Gloucester and later for Monmouthshire. Richardson was the leading native-born British portraitist of the early eighteenth century, an influential writer on art, and a great collector of Old Master drawings. His portraits are straightforward and unpretentious.

National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

Title

Major John Hanbury (1664–1734)

Date

early 18th C

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76.2 x W 63.4 cm

Accession number

NMW A 110

Acquisition method

purchased, 1971

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

One label on stretcher cross-bar: (typewritten) Major John Hanbury (tinplate) (1664-1734) 2 Labels on frame: 1) R Sabin, Cork St. order 43 Repair to gesso Do not alter colour (handwritten in green biro) 2) Mr Jn Bryce (?) of Llinro (?) Bart who married tho..... Lady.....Leslie (handwritten in ink, very discoloured and damaged) Not signed or dated.

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National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

Cathays Park, Cardiff (Caerdydd) CF10 3NP Wales

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Artist or maker

Jonathan Richardson the elder

1667–1745

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