Re: John Opie born 1761 in Cornwall
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In reply to:
John Opie born 1761 in Cornwall
Tracy Munns 8/06/01
1. His first wife was Mary Bunn m.4/11/1782 @ St Martins in the Field. Divorced 1796.
2. He married Amelia Alderson on 8/5/1798 at Marylebone
2. The portrait is that of his nephew William
3. He had siblings William bp1748, Edward bp1756, Elizabeth bp1750. All born at St Agnes, Cornwall.Edward never married
4. An excellent reference is "Opie and His Works" by John Jope Rogers, 1878, a copy of which is in the Truro Public Library, Cornwall