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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Portraits S

Catalogue reference: EKW/1/134

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EKW/1/134
Title
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Portraits S
Date
[1920s-1985]
Description

Includes:

-summary description of a portrait of Lady St Quintin

-photograph of an inscription on the back of a portrait of Mrs St Quintin

-letter from Anne-Marie Labit, Musee d'Agen, dated 30 July 1959, oconcerning a portrait of Young Seward (in French)

-letter from Gordon Fergusson, dated 20 October 1984, concerning a portrait of Tom Sheridan

-letter from Clement E Conger, Curator, The White House, dated 27 July 1982, concerning a portrait of Mrs Richard B. Sheridan

-letter from Sir Robert Witt, dated 7 November 1952, concerning a portrait of Mrs Sheridan

-research note on a portrait of John Shirley

-letter from V. Philip Sabin, Frank Sabin Paintings, Drawings, Engravings, dated 6 July 1956, concerning a portrait of Mrs Siddons

-letter from Y.S. Corcoran, undated, concerning a portrait of Elizabeth Singleton

-letter from J.Donald McNamara, dated 17 June 1980, concerning a portrait of Sir Thomas George Skipwith. Also includes a summary description of the portrait and a copy of an invoice

-letter from H.P.P. Lindsay, Picture Restorer, dated 28 March 1969, concerning a portrait of Lady Skipwith

-letter from D.C. Cooke, dated 18 February 1981, concerning a portrait of Sir Francis Skipwith

-letter from Michael Harvard, Picture Restorer, dated 3 July 1961, concerning a portrait of a man tentatively identified as a member of the Sparrow family

-printed leaflet concerning a portrait of John Sparrowe, bought from the Sabin Galleries in 1971 (4pp)

-letter from Guy Bolton, dated 14 December 1951, concerning a portrait of Lady Georgina Spencer

-letter from Major General C.W. Norman, dated 15 September 1962, concerning a portrait said to be of Andrew Stone

-letter from the National Portrait Gallery, dated 21 October 1957, concerning portraits of the Stratford family in the collection of William Dugdale

-letter from Richard N.Tetlie, dated 16 January 1956, concerning a portrait of Stubbs. Also includes an addenda to the letter

-letter from E.P. Richardson, Detroit Institute of Arts, 10 April 1950, concerning two portraits of the Swinburne family. Also includes a summary portrait description.

Held by
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (88 images, 15 letters; 1 research note; 3 summary portrait descriptions; 1 invoice)
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Portraits S