18th Century Dads

To mark Father's Day, here are some images of 18th century dads. (Not surprisingly I didn't find many portraits of fathers with their child/children in the same manner that you would see 18th century mothers sitting with their young children.)

James Paine the Elder; James Paine the Younger

by James Watson, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1764

National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG D19791

The Shudi Family Group

by Marcus Tuscher, c.1742

National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG 5776

Jonathan Tyers and his family

by Francis Hayman, 1740
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG5588

Christopher Anstey with his daughter

by William Hoare, c.1776-1778
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG 3084

The Cheney Family c.1795

National Gallery of Art US Accession Number 1958.9.9

The Sharp Family

by Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1779-1781

National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG L169

Arthur Beardmore

by James Watson, after Robert Edge Pine, published 1765
National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG D23550

The Fourdrinier Family

attributed to John Downman, c.1786

National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG 6091

The Edgeworth Family

by Adam Buck, 1787

National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG L236

King Charles I; Henrietta Maria; King Charles II; Mary, Princess of Orange

by Bernard Baron, published by John Boydell, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1741 (1632)

National Portrait Gallery UK Accession Number NPG D32111