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William Fermor

Anton Raphael Mengs (1728–1779)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

William Fermor

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The eldest son of Henry Fermor of Tusmore, Oxfordshire, William Fermor (1737–1806) went on the Grand Tour in 1757–1758. Like other English visitors to Rome, he had his portrait painted by both Mengs and Pompeo Batoni: the latter portrait (1758) is now in the Kress Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. His elegant costume is not masquerade dress, despite the old inscription. Mengs's portraits are sober and frank in approach, with a polished finish.

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Title

William Fermor

Date

1757

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 61 x W 47 cm

Accession number

WA1978.75

Acquisition method

Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund and the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, 1978

Work type

Painting

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Anton Raphael Mengs

1728–1779

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