Attributed to George Knapton

Sir James Gomer Berry, later Viscount Kemsley, Chandos House, Queen Anne Street, London 

Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, 59th Exhibition, 1933 (lent by Sir Gomer Berry)

STRUCTURE The canvas has been lined. PAINT SURFACE There is evidence of old damage to the upper left hand corner. ULTRAVIOLET Examination under ultraviolet light reveals some re-touching to the aforementioned damage, as well as some further re-touchings along the upper edge, as well as to some isolated areas in the background. The sitter's face would appear to be be in very good condition. FRAME Held in a gilt composite frame.
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Elizabeth Hatch was the daughter of James Hatch (d. 1755), a brandy merchant of Ludgate Street, London and his wife Jane who were married at St. Bride's Church on 15th January 1718. Elizabeth was baptized on the 12th January 1724, also at St. Bride's Church,  Fleet Street.

This portrait was owned by Sir James Gomer Berry (1883-1968) who started the Daily Telegraph. He was created a Baronet in 1928, and raised to the peerage as Viscount Kemsley in 1945.