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Richard Fenton (1747-1821)
Born in St David's Pembrokeshire, Fenton (1742-1821) was an author of poetry and topographical works including 'Historical Tour Through Pembrokeshire'. His friends included Oliver Goldsmith and Sir Richard Colt Hoare of Stourhead. Painted probably in the1770s when the artist was at the beginning of a successful career, this 'gentleman of very elegant manners' is shown contemplating a bust of Homer.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 107
Creation/Production
BEECHEY, Sir William (attrib.)
Date: 1770 ca
Acquisition
Purchase, 1969
Measurements
Height
(cm): 125.9
Width
(cm): 102.2
Height
(in): 49
Width
(in): 40
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
Gallery 04
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