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Richard Thompson Esq.

Image credit: Merchant Adventurers’ Hall

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This is a head and shoulders portrait of Alderman Richard Thompson, a Governor of the Company of Merchant Adventurers’ from 1715–1718 and Lord Mayor of York in the years 1708 and 1721. After being painted it was first hung in Knavesmire House in the City before being moved to the Merchant Adventurers' Hall. In a humorous article a writer wrote a short poem on its travels: 'In Knavesmire House he smiles (as a scorn), Hung pendant half a century 'gainst the wall, Till freed from durance he from thence was borne, To join his brethren in this ancient Hall.'

He is shown dressed in his Aldermanic robes. Between his fur trimming and cravat, the Lord Mayor of York’s chain of office is visible. The inscription was added in 1820 by a Mr Horsley.

Merchant Adventurers’ Hall

York

Title

Richard Thompson Esq.

Date

c.1721

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 75 x W 59 cm

Accession number

YORMA 144

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Richard Thompson Esqr. Member of this Company, and Lord Mayor in the Years, 1708 & 1721.

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Fossgate, York, North Yorkshire YO1 9XD England

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