John Astley, Portrait Of Martha Hatchett Cities Minor losses

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Held in a late 19th-century gilt frame

Held in a gilt frame with repeating anthemion ornament and a beaded inner border

John Astley, Portrait Of Martha Hatchett Cities Minor lossesThis splendid mid 18th century oil painting by British artist John Astley (1724 1787) depicts Martha Hatchett (nee Owen) (1713 1792), the second daughter of Thomas Owen of Llynlloed, Montgomeryshire. It was probably commissioned for her new home, Tedsmore Hall in West Felton, Shropshire and its presented in a feinged oval. Astley was a significant Georgian portraitist who developed a reputation for fine wine, women, and ostentatious behaviour. Martha