English School, 19th century
Portrait of man, traditionally identified as John Padbury
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April 10, 12:17 PM GMT
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1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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English School, 19th century
Portrait of man, traditionally identified as John Padbury
oil on canvas
unframed: 76.2 x 63.5 cm.; 30 x 25 in.
framed: 99.5 x 87.5 cm.; 39⅛ x 34½ in.
John Padbury was a carriage maker from Speenhamland, Berkshire. This work is sold along a silver medal awarded to the sitter by the Duke of Norfolk in 1813 for the invention of a carriage-wheel guard, by which the wheel is retained safe upon the axis in case of the linch-pin coming out.1
1 For more information about John Padbury's invention see https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14786441408638038
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