John Astley 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.
Astley's portrait of British banking heir Tyringham Backwell (1754–1777), painted prior to 1777.
Wem is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) north of Shrewsbury and 9 miles (14 km) south of Whitchurch.
Coat of arms
Image: Wem High Street May 2020
Image: Mill at Wem with Flowers
Image: Nobel Street, Wem