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'William Durning', Thomas Arrowsmith

Formal portrait of a man

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This and its pair, 'Jane Durning', are portraits of George Holt senior’s parents-in-law. William Durning, born in 1751, was a wine and spirit merchant in Liverpool.

The Durnings were Unitarians, a faith shared by their daughter Emma and their Holt grandchildren.  

Artwork Details

Medium and Support: Oil on canvas
Date: about 1820
Accession No: WAG 8705

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