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Portrait of Mrs James Hardman

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1769

Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster

Portrait of Jane Hardman (1702-1795), daughter of George Leigh of Oughterington, Cheshire. In 1732 she married James Hardman who, with his brother John, had just purchased Allerton Hall, near Liverpool. When this portrait was painted she was one of the wealthiest people in Lancashire, principally through her questionable appropriation of the remaining half-share in the Allerton Hall estate from her late husband's brother.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait of Mrs James Hardman, 1769

Date supported

1996

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

76 x 64 cm

Grant

5500

Total cost

22000

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