Thomas and Ann Borrow
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Thomas Borrow and Ann Borrow are two paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby
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in 1730 and 1742. There is a painting of Isaac Borrow extant and the Borrow house is included in a 1725 painting called A Prospect of Derby
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Borrow entered Grays Inn in 1727. In the year after Bonnie Prince Charlie came to Derby, Borrow was made the Town Clerk in 1746.
In 1757 he married Anne Ault of Loughborough
and came into the use of £4,000 and lands and property in Litchurch
and the parish of St Peters. St Peters parish is now in the centre of Derby. Joseph Wright of Derby painted Borrow and his wife, Anne (or Ann). Both of these paintings are in the collection of Derby Museum and Art Gallery
as is an anonymous painting of their house called Castlefields. The paintings both date from 1762-3 and are 40 by 50 inches in size.
Borrow died in 6 August 1786. He has one son name Thomas who spelt his surname Borough.
Joseph Wright of Derby
Joseph Wright , styled Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter. He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution"....
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Thomas Borrow was the eldest son to Isaac and Honor Borrow and was born in 3 June 1709. His father who resided at Castlefield, a very large country house, was twice Mayor of DerbyMayor of Derby
Names of the Mayors for the Borough of Derby from the first that was chosen on the 3 July 1638 by the king's charter then granted to the town the two last bailiffs were the two first mayors Mr Mellor being proclaimed the 3rd day of July to be the mayor until Michaelmas and twelve months after but...
in 1730 and 1742. There is a painting of Isaac Borrow extant and the Borrow house is included in a 1725 painting called A Prospect of Derby
A Prospect of Derby
A Prospect of Derby is a 1725 painting by an unknown artist that shows the layout of Derby in the early 18th century.-Description:On the left is a house called Castlefield that was home to the Borrow family. There are paintings of Isaac, Thomas and Ann Borrow in Derby Museum and Art Gallery...
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Borrow entered Grays Inn in 1727. In the year after Bonnie Prince Charlie came to Derby, Borrow was made the Town Clerk in 1746.
In 1757 he married Anne Ault of Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
and came into the use of £4,000 and lands and property in Litchurch
Litchurch
Litchurch is an area of the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England. Originally an obscure locality on the edge of Derby, rapid urbanisation and population growth in the 19th century led to it briefly existing as a separately governed local authority between 1860 and 1888, prior to once again being...
and the parish of St Peters. St Peters parish is now in the centre of Derby. Joseph Wright of Derby painted Borrow and his wife, Anne (or Ann). Both of these paintings are in the collection of Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. The collection includes a whole gallery displaying the paintings of Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large...
as is an anonymous painting of their house called Castlefields. The paintings both date from 1762-3 and are 40 by 50 inches in size.
Borrow died in 6 August 1786. He has one son name Thomas who spelt his surname Borough.