Identifier: historicalcatalo00fryf (find matches)
Title: A historical catalogue of the pictures, herse-cloths & tapestry at Merchant taylors' hall with a list of the sculptures & engravings
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Fry, Frederick Morris Merchant Taylors' Company
Subjects: Merchant Taylors' Company
Publisher: London, Chapman and Hall
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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ant badge; right hand touching badge, lefthand on table, sword of state resting against table. Canvas, 94 inches high x 58 inches. Painted for the Company in 1690. It would appear from the Records that there were no fewerthan three successive portraits of Sir Patience Ward in theCompanys possession between 1673 and 1690, of which the onenow existing is presumably the latest. At a Court held on May 9, 1673, This Court taking intotheir serious consideration the many good services that PatienceWard Esq. Alderman and last Master has done for the Com-pany, being a worthy Benefactor to the same, Doth thereforethink fit to Order and the whole Court or any three of them aredesired to meet at four of the clock this afternoon to desire thefavour of the said Alderman Ward that he would be pleased tosit to have his picture drawn at the charge of the Company, tobe placed amongst the pictures of the worthy Benefactors of thisSociety. In the Masters Accounts for 1672-3 appears the followingentry: 80
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Patience Ward - Item to Mr. Robert Mallory1 for Alderman Wardspicture frame and painting in Popes Head Alley,£7 17s. (^^: When Ward became Lord Mayor be evidently did not con-sider this portrait to be worthy of his dignity, for he substitutedanother for it, as appears by the following Order of the Courtmade on April 8, 1681: Ordered that the Lord Mayors picturein the Hall which is half-length be sent to his Lordship with thethanks of this Court for his Lordships picture at length now inthe Hall which he hath given to this Company. At a Court held on March 7, 1687, Inquiry being this daymade after Sir Patience Awards picture, a worthy member andbenefactor of this Society, and this Court having informationthat the same was sent to Mr. J. Ward, brother of Sir Patience,by some former member of this Society, It is this day orderedthat the Clerk of the Company do wait on the said Mr. Wardand request him to return the said picture to their Hall and toacquaint the said Mr. Ward that his complyance to this t

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