BRITISH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH WALSH
Oil on canvas, oval
74cm x 61cm (29in x 24in)
Note: Joseph Walsh was the son of Enoch Walsh of the Madras Civil Service. He was Deputy Governor of Fort Marlborough, Sumatra, and of Fort St George, Madras, where he married Elizabeth Maskelyne (1677-1734). He died in 1731 and was buried at St Mary's Church, Fort St George, where his tombstone can still be seen today. His son, the noted scientist John Walsh (1726-1795), also served in the East India Company.
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Oil on canvas, oval
74cm x 61cm (29in x 24in)
Note: Joseph Walsh was the son of Enoch Walsh of the Madras Civil Service. He was Deputy Governor of Fort Marlborough, Sumatra, and of Fort St George, Madras, where he married Elizabeth Maskelyne (1677-1734). He died in 1731 and was buried at St Mary's Church, Fort St George, where his tombstone can still be seen today. His son, the noted scientist John Walsh (1726-1795), also served in the East India Company.
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