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In this 18th Century portrait Katherine Read has portrayed Daniel Giles as a child sitting on a rug playing with his drum and his hat beside him. The detail of the ornaments such as the patterned carpet, the folds of the curtain and the child's velvet clothing are beautifully highlighted. Daniel Giles Jnr. (portrayed) became a lawyer and Member of Parliament. His reputation was that of ‘a pleasant, hospitable bachelor’. Daniel Giles Snr. (b. 1725-1800) His father, a London merchant, rose to be The Governor of the Bank of England and purchased the Youngsbury Estate in Hertfordshire.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Katherine Read is from an aristocratic family in Dundee. In 1745, she went to Paris to study crayon painting under Maurice-Quentin de La Tour. She moved to Rome in 1751, where she established a portraiture clientele from the Italian aristocracy and the transient British expatriate community in Rome on the grand tour. Read returned to Britain and set up her studio in London in 1753, establishing a reputation as one of the most fashionable portrait painters in crayon, which she sustained for over twenty years. In 1777 Read, accompanied by her niece Helena Beatson, travelled to India in the hope of establishing a practice for herself in Madras. The following year she set sail for the Cape; she died en route and was buried at sea.
- Creator:Katherine Read (1723 - 1778, Scottish)
- Dimensions:Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 45 in (114.3 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Taunton, GB
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