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This half-length portrait shows him in formal dress, giving the immediate impression of wealth and dignity. As a wealthy financier he was able to collect ethnography and archaeology, which he used to create the Blackmore Museum. He was also a patron of the arts, helping to support the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
Salisbury
Title
William Blackmore (1827–1878), Founder of the Blackmore Museum
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 75 x W 61 cm
Accession number
SBYWM:1996R.3101
Acquisition method
gift from Dr Humphrey Blackmore, c.1910–1930
Work type
Painting
