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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Portraits W-Z
Catalogue reference: EKW/1/136
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- EKW/1/136
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Title (The name of the record)
- Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Portraits W-Z
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1920s-1985]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Includes:
-letter from William O. Petersen, dated 16 August 1978, concerning an unidentified portrait. Also includes a piece of the canvas from the picture.
-letter from the National Portrait Gallery, dated 5 March 1965, concerning a portrait of the three ladies Waldegrave
-summary description of a portrait of Lady Horatia Waldegrave
-letter from Peter Bard, Latchingdon Hall, dated 21 May 1953, concerning a portrait of Joseph Walters
-letter from Basil Ringrose, dated 14 September 1947, concerning a portrait of William Ward
-letter from Barry Thomas, dated 13 November 1973, concerning a portrait of Nat. Webb
-letter from Evelyn C. Miller, dated 10 August 1968, concerning a portrait of Dr Gilbert White. Also includes photocopies of a newspaper article entitled 'Rumson Engineer's portrait may be a real Gainsborough'; two statements about the picture made by Jeremiah O'Connor, curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington & by Thomas Macoughtry Judson, Quondam Curator, Collection of the Vatican; and a summary description of the portrait (3pp)
-transcript of an extract of a letter from John Wilkinson to Boulton & Watt, dated 12 November 1776, concerning an invention offered to Gainsborough
-letter from Sidney Sabin, Sabin Galleries, dated 23 July 1965, concerning a portrait of Mr Wood the violinist
-two letters from Rollo Charles, Museum of Wales, dated 11 January 1953 & 17 March 1955, concerning a portraits of members of the Wynne family
-letter from Charles Mott-Radclyffe, House of Commons, dated 5 June 1957, concerning a portrait f Stephen White and a portrait of the Duchess of Cleveland said to be by Reynolds
-letter from J.C. Quilter, Gooden & Fox Ltd., dated 15 December 1960, concerning an unidentified portrait
-letter from Therese Heymen, Head of Photography & Prints, Oakland Art Museum, dated 5 June 1967, concerning a portrait of Thomas Walker
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file (78 images; 12 letters; 1 photocopy of a newspaper article; two statements; 2 summary descriptions; 1 transcript of an original letter)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/fa97264b-b38d-45e0-aa8e-ed0ea716057e/
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EKW/1
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Portraits W-Z