Lot Essay
The sitters are John Ashby, his wife Ann, nee Sheppard, and their children Sarah (b.1773), John (b.1774), Mary (b.1775) and Ann (b.1777) of Holme Court. John Ashby, a dyer and calico printer, was owner of the calico mill at Worton Bridge, Isleworth. Ann Ashby was to later marry Robert Lewis.