Sir Francis Ford's Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy is a 1793 portrait painting by the British artist William Beechey. It shows two well-dressed children of Sir Francis Ford passing a coin to a beggar.[1] Ford was a wealthy owner of plantations in the West Indies and it has been suggested that the image may have reinforced an argument that the poor of Britain were less cared for-than the slaves in the Caribbean.[2] This came at a time when abolitionist sentiment was growing amongst the British public.
| Sir Francis Ford's Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy | |
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| Artist | William Beechey |
| Year | 1793 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait |
| Dimensions | 180 cm × 150 cm (71 in × 59 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
Beechey was a noted portraitist and member of the Royal Academy. It is in the collection of Tate Britain in London, having been acquired in 1993.[3]
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