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Richard Crawshay (1739-1810)
The son of a Yorkshire farmer, Richard Crawshay (1739-1810) was apprenticed to a Mr Bicklewith who owned an iron warehouse in London. By 1763 Crawshay had taken over the business and quickly became a successful iron merchant and dealer in cast iron wares. In 1786 he obtained the lease of the Cyfarthfa Iron Works in Merthyr Tydfil, taking control of it in 1794. By 1803 it was the most important centre for iron smelting in Britain. This portrait is one of several versions painted for Crawshay's family and friends.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 519
Creation/Production
WILSON, Richard (of Birmingham)
Date: 1790 ca
Acquisition
Gift, 15/10/1952
Given by Capt. Geoffrey Crawshay
Measurements
Height
(cm): 135
Width
(cm): 94.5
Height
(in): 52
Width
(in): 37
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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