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This is a head and shoulders portrait of Michael Barstow, mercer (later merchant adventurer) and benefactor of the Company of Merchant Adventurers. He gave 40 shillings per year to the use of the poor widows, 15 shillings of which were for a house in Micklegate. He is depicted resting on a ledge with a book in his left hand. He wears a black skull cap, and a white flat collar. The broad cuffs of his brown coat can be seen through his black gown. The inscription below the portrait reads: 'Michael Barstow of the city of York Gent. sometime Warden of the Company of Merchants there, did give and pay unto the Poor widows in their Hospital, Some years before his death, 102: at every quarter Court, and did so settle it to be paid for ever: An 1696'.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
York
Title
Michael Barstow
Date
c.1694
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 73.5 x W 61 cm
Accession number
YORMA 156
Acquisition method
acquired, 1694
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
"Michael Barstow of the city of York Gent. sometim
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
Fossgate, York, North Yorkshire YO1 9XD England
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