Keywords: William Townshend (c 1794) by Gainsborough Dupont.jpg Artwork Creator Gainsborough Dupont An oil-on-canvas portrait of William Towns h end 1741 “1823 of w Fulham House Fulham London the maternal uncle of Colonel Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner His mother Ann Smith married John Townsend and had three children William of Fulham House 1741 “1823; see the monumental inscription in Fulham's church ; Mary Barnard once of Lower Grosvenor Street and then of Fulham and Little Chelsea died 1842 aged 90 the relict of Rev Benjamin Barnard died 1815 aged c 80 Prebend of Peterborough ; and Mrs Katherine Bisse died 1816 who was Col Challoner's mother In his will and memorial tablet in Fulham his name is spelt Townsend PROB 11/1673/168 c 1794 oil canvas cm 75 62 1 Gainsborough's House Sudbury Suffolk England United Kingdom accession number 1997 023 object history Up to 1931 Owned by Colonel Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner nephew of the sitter and his heirs 1931 03 11 Sold incorrectly attributed as a painting by Thomas Gainsborough by Cecil Fane De Salis through Christie's lot 101 to John Jack Sampson son of William Walker Bill Sampson 1864 “1929 for £73 10s 1932 In the possession of Arthur De Casseres Gallery 157a New Bond Street London see Connoisseur Magazine The Connoisseur 1932 vol LXXXIX issue 369 p 350 Unknown date Acquired by the High Museum of Art Atlanta Georgia USA January 1997 Purchased by Gainsborough's House Sudbury Suffolk UK with a grant from the Lady Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust http //www bbc co uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/william-townshend-10853 http //www bbc co uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/william-townshend-10853 other versions 100x100px William Townshend c 1794 by Gainsborough Dupont 1931 photograph detail jpg 100x100px Miss or Mrs Townsend c 1794 attributed to Gainsborough Dupont jpg PD-old-100-1923 Copyright has been asserted by the http //www thepcf org uk Public Catalogue Foundation in the UK see the file's EXIF data 1741 births 1794 oil on canvas paintings 1794 portrait paintings from Great Britain 1823 deaths 18th-century oil oval portraits of men at half length Art works owned by Thomas-Chaloner Bisse-Challoner Gainsborough Dupont Men of England Three-quarter view portrait paintings of men facing right Fane de Salis family |