Ralph Wormeley IV (1715-1790)

Date: ca. 1755-1758

Ralph Wormeley IV was the son of John Wormeley and Elizabeth Tayloe Wormeley. He inherited Rosegill Plantation from his uncle, Ralph Wormeley III. He married Jane Bowles of Maryland and was the father of Ralph Wormeley V.

Dimensions: 49 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (125.73 x 100.33 cm.)

The subject wears a brown jacket with a white waistcoat. He stands outdoors with his left hand on a grass covered stone plinth and his right hand on his hip.

Family: Wormeley
Decade: 1750s
Credits: Courtesy of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 1951.20.