John Astley (painter)

John Astley (24 June 1724 – 14 November 1787) was an English portrait painter and amateur architect, known for his "patronage among a vast circle of fashion" as well as a fortune acquired through marriage.[1][2]

  1. ^ Henry Charles William Angelo, Reminiscences: With Memories His Late Father and Friends (Coburn 1828), page 224
  2. ^ His christening date, 1 April 1724, given in England Births and Christenings, 1538–1975, accessed on familysearch.org on 1 April 2011