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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Portraits D

Catalogue reference: EKW/1/123

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EKW/1/123
Title
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Portraits D
Date
[1920s-1985]
Description

Includes:

-letter dated 13 February 1970 concerning the identity of the buyer of a portrait of Philip Dupont at a sale in 1874

-photograph of an inscription on a drawing of Gainsborough Dupont

-letter from Craig Colgate, Columbia Books, dated 25 September 1970, concerning a portrait of Elizabeth Davies

-letter from Derek Sherborn, dated 25 May 1953, concerning a portrait of William Dawtrey

-letter from Philo Larrabee, undated, concerning a portrait of the Countess of Denby

-two letters from Millard Cox, dated 13 October 1954 and 27 March 1958, concerning a portrait of the 12th Earl of Derby. Also includes a copy of Waterhouse's reply, dated 1 April 1958 and a copy of a letter from C.G. Doward, Fine Art Dealer, concerning the portrait

-summary description of a portrait of the Countess of Donegall

-two letters from W.R. Valentiner, North Carolina Museum of Art, dated 11 July and 2 August 1956, concerning a portrait of Master Drummond on horseback

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Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (82 images; 9 letters; 1 summary portrait description)
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Portraits D