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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”.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
York
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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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
Fossgate, York, North Yorkshire YO1 9XD England
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