Ref NoEKW/1/146
TitleGainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788; Fancy pictures
DescriptionIncludes:

-two letters from Stephen Pettit, Skeyne House, dated 27 July & 16 August 1962, concerning 'Cottage Children'
-two brief newspaper cutting concerning 'The Shepherd Boy', EKW catalogue no. 836
-page from an unidentified catalogue containing brief provenance information relating to a painting of 'Musidora'
-letter from David B. Smith, dated 2 August 1963, concerning a painting of 'A Girl with Pigs'
-two letters from Colin Agnew, Agnew's, dated 17 December 1947 & 5 January 1948, concerning a painting in the Rothschild collection
-letter from C.V. Pilkington, Sotheby's, dated 16 January 1948, concerning a 'Girl with a Bowl of Milk'
-draft text for an article entitled 'Catalogue of Gainsborough's Fancy Pictures' published in the Burlington Magazine, June 1946

The Paul Mellon Centre's Archives & Library collections contain additional material on this artist. Please see the Artist Guide on our website for further information (link below).
Date[1920s-1985]
LevelFile
Extent1 file (69 images; 6 letters; 2 newspaper cuttings; 1 sale catalogue page; 1 draft text)
URLhttps://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/archives-and-library/artist-subject-guides/thomas-gainsborough
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