| Admin/Biog History | In 2014 Sewell wrote a catalogue entry for a picture to be sold by Bainbridge's of Ruislip, Auctioneers, Probate Valuers & House Clearance Specialists. They had arranged a sale on 2 July 2015 of a picture, supposedly by Thomas Gainsborough, which was described as 'A wooded landscape with, to the left, Gipsies gathered round a Fire, and to the right, a pair of horses tethered, and in the distance a rolling open view'. |
| Description | Includes:
-letter from Peter Bainbridge, dated 1 May 2014, concerning the picture
-two typed drafts by Sewell titled Catalogue Entry for Peter Bainbridge, dated 4 May 2014
-statement from Jean Greene, dated 7 May 2014, concerning the provenance of the picture
-two letters between Sewell and Bainbridge, dated 10 and 19 May 2014, relating to research on provenance
-three letters between Sewell and Jane Bainbridge, dated 28 January-18 June 2015, concerning progress on authenticating the picture
-letter from Bainbridge, undated, forwarding a copy of the catalogue |