Museum number
2000.1
Object
Framed pastel: Mr Hall, attributed to William Hoare (1707-1792). Pastel on paper, 1740s
On display?
Yes

Further description

Simple name
Pastel
Subject
Pastoral
portrait
Dimensions
framed: 4.5cm (d) x 77.6cm (h) x 61.5cm (w)
image size: 60cm (h) x 45cm (w)
Mr Hall William Hoare (1707–1792) Pastel on paper, 1740s This engaging and technically accomplished portrait has recently been attributed to the leading Bath artist William Hoare. In 1770, a visitor to his studio in Edgar Buildings described Hoare as ‘the best crayon painter in the Kingdom’, adding: ‘I can form no higher Idea of that Art, either as to Delicacy, Colouring or expression than what I saw in his Pictures’. We know nothing of the sitter. Judging by the unusually jaunty angle of his hat and the way he turns to face the viewer with a slight smile, ‘Mr Hall’ was a likeable character, perhaps a visitor to Bath. Gift of Frank Brown, 2000 2000.1

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