Painting by Canaletto c. 1740, shown by the National Gallery catalogue as bequeathed by Lord Farnborough in 1838. Almost certainly the painting described as 'the Canaletto' in Lord Farnborough's will and left to the British Museum.
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Collector?
Yes
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Collection Location
Whitehall Gardens
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Current Location
National Gallery
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
