The Nine Youngest Children of Richard Bagot, Bishop of Bath and Wells

Born and trained in Dublin, Buck eventually moved to London, where his elegant portrait drawings were in high demand. He also produced a large number of decorative fashion plates, which may explain the refined Neoclassicism apparent in this portrait of the nine youngest of the twelve children of Richard Bagot (1782-1854), who in 1825 was a canon of Windsor and later became bishop of Bath and Wells. -- Exhibition Label, from "Life Lines: Portrait Drawings from Dürer to Picasso."