Attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A. (1769-1830) Portrait of John Brasher (1758-1836) Gunsmith

Attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A. (1769-1830)

Portrait of John Brasher (1758-1836) Gunsmith, half length

Inscribed on a label verso

Oil on canvas

30 x 25in

John Brasher, a well known gunsmith, had premises in London and also 19 Caroline Street Birmingham. Thought to have injured his right hand and left arm in the course of his work, his guns are listed in A. Merwyn Carey's English Irish and Scottish Firearm Makers and his guns engraved BRASHER LONDON are still traded today.