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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770), half-length, in a brown coat, holding papers with identifying inscription 'Chatterton, Poet' (upper left)
oil on canvas
33 x 24 in. (84 x 61 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770), half-length, in a brown coat, holding papers with identifying inscription 'Chatterton, Poet' (upper left)
oil on canvas
33 x 24 in. (84 x 61 cm.)
Provenance
with J. Harris, Berkeley St., London.
Christie's London, 18 December 1953, lot 118, as 'Thomas Gainsborough: Portrait of Thomas Chatterton, the poet' (£52.10.0 to Rudebeek).
with M. Bernard, Ryder St., London.
Christie's London, 4 February 1955, lot 65, as 'Thomas Gainsborough: Portrait of Thomas Chatterton, the poet' (£27.6.0 to Fennil (?)).
The Long Gallery, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham.
Christie's London, 18 December 1953, lot 118, as 'Thomas Gainsborough: Portrait of Thomas Chatterton, the poet' (£52.10.0 to Rudebeek).
with M. Bernard, Ryder St., London.
Christie's London, 4 February 1955, lot 65, as 'Thomas Gainsborough: Portrait of Thomas Chatterton, the poet' (£27.6.0 to Fennil (?)).
The Long Gallery, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham.
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