Miss or Mrs. Townsend., Gainsborough Dupont, circa 1794.

An oil-on-canvas portrait of miss or mrs. Townsend, the mother or an aunt of colonel thomas-chaloner bisse-challoner. Ann smith, daughter of robeert smith, married john townsend, and had three children: william, of fulham house (1741–1823; see the monumental inscription in fulham's church); mary barnard (see another mi in fulham church), once of lower grosvenor street and then of fulham and little chelsea (died 1842, aged 90), the relict of rev. Benjamin barnard (died 1815, aged c. 80), prebend of peterborough); and mrs (katherine) bisse (died 1816) who was col. Challoner's mother. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1794.. Dimensions: height: 22 in (55.8 cm); width: 19 in (48.2 cm).. Medium: oil on canvas. Miss or Mrs Townsend (c 1794), attributed to Gainsborough Dupont