West Wycombe Park with Walton Bridge

William Hannan (1725 - 1772)

Oil on canvas

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    William Hannan was born in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. At about the age of 16 he was apprenticed to a cabinet maker in London. However, between 1751 and 1754 he produced four views of West Wycombe Park in Buckinghamshire for Sir Francis Dashwood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and a famous dilettante. Hannan was also involved in the interior decoration at West Wycombe. Between 1769 and 1772 He exhibited drawings and paintings, mostly Lake District views, at the Society of Artists in London, becoming a fellow in 1770. He also produced paintings after engravings of works by other artists, such as an oil painting after George Lambert’s ‘View of Hamoze and Plymouth Dock’ (Plymouth Art Gallery). Hannan died in High Wycombe at the age of 54.
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    Artist
    William Hannan (1725 - 1772)
    Title
    West Wycombe Park with Walton Bridge
    Date
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 64.00 cm, width: 102.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Spink & Son, March 1957
    Inscription
    None
    GAC number
    3723