- Museum number
- 1995.4
- Object
- Oil painting: The Sanderson Children by William Tate (1748–1806), 1775
- Description
- In this conversation piece, the Sanderson Children are shown in fancy dress, the boy in fashionable 'Van Dyck' costume, and are posed with a book of riddles. The painting was exhibited in 1865 under the title 'Guessing Riddles.'Initialled WT.
- Materials
- Oil
- Inscription
- "W. T de" lower rightOn book: "RIDDLES" and "TOM[?] 1775"
- On display?
- Yes
Further description
- Simple name
- Painting
- Subject
- Portrait
- Dimensions
- framed: 6.0000cm (d) x 109.6000cm (h) x 94.4000cm (w)
regular: 76.2cm (h) x 90.8cm (w)
The Sanderson Children
William Tate (1748–1806)
Oil on canvas, 1775
This group portrait of Elizabeth, Margaret and Matthew Sanderson with a book of riddles was painted at their home near Wakefield. They are dressed in ‘Vandyck’ costumes, inspired by portraits from the early seventeenth century.
William Tate, a pupil of Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797), spent most of his career in Liverpool and Manchester. In 1804, just two years before his death, he moved to Bath.
1995.4
Presented by Miss JM Oldfield and Mrs D Ball, 1995
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