William Hall was the father of one of the Ashmolean’s greatest benefactors, Chambers Hall.

He served for twenty years as an officer in the East India Company, retiring as a captain. He is said to have been instrumental in arranging Zoffany’s journey to India in 1783, and this portrait of Hall in the uniform of a Captain in the East India Company probably dates from that period.

Provenance: Presented by Chambers Hall, 1855

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Johan Zoffany (1733-1810)
Date: Unknown

Image Details
Date: 28 March 2024
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 320
Licensing: Image of an Ashmolean Museum asset. This image cannot be licensed.