William Man Godschall (1720?1802), 1791, Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas, 23 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (60. 3 x 45. 1 cm), Pastels & Oil Sketches on Paper, John Russell (British, Guildford 1745?1806 Hull), Russell was England's leading pastellist in the later eighteenth century. He studied under Francis Cotes and from 1769 to 1806 exhibited annually at the Royal Academy, of which he was a member. This portrait and a companion piece showing the sitter's wife were executed to celebrate the couple's fortieth anniversary