Portrait of the Reverend Meredith Townsend

Object

Drawing

Production date

1801

Object number

CH 1996.9

Object history

This is a portrait of the Reverend Meredith Townsend, who was pastor to the wealthy Abney family in Stoke Newington between 1752 and 1789. The Abneys were one of the many families attracted to the area by Hackney's tradition of religious tolerance. This object is part of the Chalmers Bequest. Ledger clerk Alexander Henry Chalmers bequeathed a collection of art to the London Borough of Stoke Newington (now part of Hackney) in 1927.

As the work is signed J. Townsend it has been suggested that the portrait might have been painted by the pastor's son, Josiah Townsend (1752–1819).

Associated Person

Townsend, J. (Artist)

Material

Oil

Paper

Credit line

Townsend, J