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Governor of the Company in 1719–1721 and a Freeman of the City of York. There is an inscription below the portrait which reads: “Wm Garforth Esqr. Late Gouernvour of this Company, in his life time, gave Five pounds a year forever, to be paid out of a House in Micklegate, towards the Maintenance of the Widdows, in our Hospital, 1722”.
Title
William Garforth, Governor of the Merchant Adventurers' Company (1719–1721)
Date
c.1720
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 86 x W 65 cm
Accession number
YORMA 142
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
" Wm Garforth Esqr. Late Gouernvour of this Compan
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