Edward Haytley was an English portrait and landscape painter of the 18th century. He was born in 1713, but his works are documented to the period 1740–1764; other biographical detail is equally sparse, but the background of some early professional associates and early sitters suggests he may have come from

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Works

Few of his works survive, but he appears to have specialised in the '

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of mid-18th century England. This form set a group portrait against the backdrop of an idealised representation of the subjects' estates. His works in this form include: * one portrait of Elizabeth Robinson with her parents-in-law, Edward and Elizabeth Montagu, at Sandleford Priory (1744), near Newbury, Berkshire. * six portraits of the Stanley family, including one of Sir Robert and Lady Bradshaigh (1746) in front of Haigh Hall * two portraits of the Brockman family on its Kent estate, Beachborough, both showing the newly constructed Temple Pond. One of the latter may include the figure of Susanna Highmore, daughter of the portrait painter

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. In addition, he accepted commissions for numerous conventional portraits. Aside from these, his best known works are probably the

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s of the Bethlem (1746) and

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(1746) Hospitals, donated to the

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, London. Haytley, like other artists who donated works, was elected a governor of the Hospital. His last recorded work, dated 1764, was a portrait, depicting Sir William Milner, Bt. He is assumed to have died around this date.

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*1744:

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and family at

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Priory. *1744:

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*1746: Chelsea Hospital roundel

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*1746: Bethlem Hospital roundel

*1746: Sir Robert and Lady Bradshaigh

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, Greater Manchester Museums Group (GMMG) *1752: A Sportsman

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*17??: Huntsman with a whippet private collection *17??: Lady Burlington

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*17??: Elizabeth Brockman private collection *1750-61: Elizabeth Wandesford (1728-1756)

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*1764: Sir William Milner, 2nd Baronet

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References

Sources

*Hugh Belsey, "Haytley, Edward ( fl. 1740–1764)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200
accessed 1 July 2007
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haytley, Edward 1713 births 1764 deaths 18th-century English painters English male painters 18th-century English male artists