Date:1798
Description:
C. Richard
Portrait of Mrs Bisset, 1798
Oil on canvas
740mm x 630mm
A portrait of Mrs Bisset with long dark curly hair, she has a ribbon and bow in her hair, a gold chain with a miniature portrait and a pearl necklace around her neck.
This is probably the wife of James Bisset. James Bisset (1761 - 1832) was one of the key figures in the development of Leamington as a spa town. He was born in Scotland but moved to Leamington in 1812 where he established a library, newsroom, museum and picture gallery on Clemens Street. In 1819 he built a new museum on the High Street where he housed his Collection of Curiosities. Bisset also promoted the town through verse and in his Descriptive Guide of Leamington Priors, 1814.
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Donor ref: LEAMG : A831.1992 (64/24430)
Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum
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