
What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: Redman's Yard. This yard, named after Alderman Redman, Mayor of Kendal in 1749 and 1760, was the cradle of the Kendal school of portrait painters. The celebrated George Romney (1734-1802) was apprenticed to Christopher Steele in a studio here and Daniel Gardner, Redman's nephew, was taught to paint in the same studio. Portraits by all three artists are displayed at Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kirkland. Recorded plaque organisation: Kendal Civic Society.
George Romney, Christopher Steele, and Daniel Gardner were prominent portrait painters associated with the Kendal school; their works, reflecting significant contributions to 18th-century British portraiture, are displayed at Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kirkland.
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