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| Title | Portrait of James Bridges | |
| Collection | Victoria Art Gallery, Bath | |
| Artist | Attributed to Dahl, Michael, I (Swedish painter, born 1656 or 1659, died 1743, active in England) Previously attributed to Kneller, Godfrey (English painter, 1646-1723) Previously attributed to Wissing, Willem (Dutch painter, ca. 1656-1687) |
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| Date Earliest | probably about 1740 | |
| Date Latest | probably 1741 | |
| Description | A bust-length portrait of James Bridges (1697-1741) in an oval frame. He is depicted in early middle-age, he wears a long and luxuriant chestnut wig and is draped in brown silk with a lavish white cravat. He regards the viewer. The work forms a pair with Portrait of Mary Bridges (1945.24). | |
| Current Accession Number | BATVG:P:1945.23 | |
| Subject | portrait (James Bridges) | |
| Measurements | 77.4 x 63.7 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Mrs M. H. Williams 1945. | |
| Provenance | The Bridges family; by descent to Miss Boucher Smith, The Manor House, Keynsham; bequeathed by Miss Boucher Smith to Mr Williams, before 1945; by descent to Mrs M. H. Williams. | |
| Publications | Catalogue of Paintings at Guildhall, The Assembly Rooms and Pump Room, Bath, Bath, 1985, p. 10, cat. no. 30; Sloman, S., Victoria Art Gallery: Concise Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings, Bath, 1991, p. 33. | |
| Notes | The late husband of Mrs Williams of Torquay was a descendent of the Bridges family, of the Manor House, Keynsham. He had inherited the four Bridges family portraits which Mrs Williams donated to Victoria Art Gallery. The donation included three further paintings. Other objects were given to Bristol Art Gallery. | |
| Rights Owner | Victoria Art Gallery, Bath | |
| Author | Dr Susan Steer | |