Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

File

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Published material

Catalogue reference: EKW/1/119

What’s it about?

This record is a file about the Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Published material dating from [c1922-c1962].

Access information is unavailable

Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.

Full description and record details

Reference
EKW/1/119
Title
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Published material
Date
[c1922-c1962]
Description

Includes copies of the following journal articles:

-'Review of London Exhibitions: Messers.Shepherd's: British Masters'. The Art Journal, December 1909, pp380-383

-Harrison, Sydney E. (1922). 'New Light on Gainsborough Mystery. Important Discovery of Original Documemts'. The Connoisseur, January 1922, pp3-10

-Harrison, Sydney E. (1922. 'New Light on Gainsborough Mystery. Important Discovery of Original Documemts, Part II'. The Connoisseur, February 1922, pp87-92

-Whiteley, William T. (1922) 'Gainsborough: An Alleged Letter', The Connoissuer, March 1922, pp161-164

-Whiteley, William T. (1930) 'On the Character of Gainsborough', The Connoiseur, May 1930, pp22-29

-Waterhouse, E.K. (1936) 'Gainsborough in Park Lane. Exhibition at Sir Philip Sassoon's', March 1936, pp122-128

-A Note by the Editor. 'Two Portraits by Gainsborough with some unpublished letters.' The Connoisseur, October 1936, pp209-210

-Curtis, Henry (1938). 'Portraits by Gainsborough of the Allied Families of Burrough', Notes and Queries, 20 August 1938, pp128-130 (also includes copy of the covering letter sent by Curtis to the publishers of Notes and Queries; and two documents containing provenance information for the pastel portrait of Mrs Martha Burrough by Gainsborough, compiled and signed by Lord Mancroft, all dated 1938)

-Heil, Walter (1941) 'Gainsborough Studies. Some early works by the Master', The Pacific Art Review, Volume 1, No. 2, Summer 1941. San Francisco: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, pp8-15

-Curtis, Henry (1942). 'Portraits by Gainsborough of the Allied Families of Burrough, Revised Identifications', Notes and Queries, 3 January 1942, pp2-6

-Curtis, Henry (1942). 'Portraits by Gainsborough of the Allied Families of Burrough, Revised Identifications', Notes and Queries, 10 January 1942, pp16-19

-Woodall, Mary (1956). 'Gainsborough's use of Models'. Antiques, October 1956, pp363-366

-Park, Marlene (1962). Notes on Old and Modern Drawings. A Preparatory Sketch for Gainsborough's 'upland Valley with Shepherd, Sheep and Cattle''. The Art Quarterly, Summer 1962, pp1430146

Also includes the following unidentified articles:

-Whiteley, William T. 1923. 'The Gainsborough Family Portraits', pp63-67 (journal unknown)

-'Die Gainsborough Ausstellung in Cincinatti', pp380-384 (author and journal unknown)

-thirteen b&w plates featuring works by Gainsborough (journal unknown)

Held by
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (16 journal articles; 1 letter; 2 notes on provenance)
Access conditions

Open for research. Readers must fill in an 'Reader Agreement Form' which outlines the reading room rules and conditions concerning privacy and Data Protection

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c1767a0a-5c4d-4b13-8989-470290e0ca9b/

Series information

EKW/1

Research files on artists

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

8,894 records
498 records

Within the fonds: EKW

Ellis Kirkham Waterhouse Archive

442 records

Within the series: EKW/1

Research files on artists

You are currently looking at the file: EKW/1/119

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Published material