A Group at Dromore Palace

A Group of Dilettanti at the Bishop's Palace, Dromore (Image: The National Trust)

A Group of Dilettanti at the Bishop's Palace, Dromore, County Down, attributed to Thomas Robinson, a pupil of George Romney.

According to the key listing members of the group in the watercolour copy it contains likenesses of:-

Thomas Robinson;

Dr Robinson;

The Rev H E Boyd;

Thomas Stott;

F Burroughs;

Dr Percy, Lord Bishop of Dromore;

Sir George Atkinson;

Arthur, 3rd Marquess of Downshire;

The Hon Edward Ward;

 Robert, Viscount Castlereagh;

Mr Chermside;

The Rev Archibald Boyd.

The painting was purchased by the National Trust from Edward, 7th Viscount Bangor, in 1967, with a grant from the Ulster Land Fund.

It is on display at Castle Ward, Strangford, County Down.

First published in July, 2020.