Equestrian Portrait of William Stephens
This portrait depicts one of Exeter’s most successful coach proprietors of the early nineteenth century. Stephens’ career as coach driver, supplier of horses and innkeeper is a story of a growing business that can be followed from Charmouth, to Axmouth and finally to Exeter and the emerging competition from the railways.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 112/1933/1
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Common Name
- Equestrian Portrait of William Stephens
- Simple Name
- painting
- Inscription Transcription
- J Loder Pinxt Bath 1836
- Period Classification
- William IV (1830-1837)
- Production Town
- Bath
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1836
- Production Person Initials
- James
- Production Person Surname
- Loder
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
