| Description | This file contains letters sent to Hayes requesting his opinion on attributions of various landscape paintings thought to be by Gainsborough. Most letters include a reply from Hayes, and an image of the work being discussed.
Includes letters from:
-John Ambrose
-Henry Brett
-Rupert Burges, Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd
-James B. Byrnes, James B. Byrnes & Associates
-T.H.M Carstens
-Richard Charlton-Jones, Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd
-Margie Christian, Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd
-Simon Cave, Phillips
-Luke Herrmann
-Peter Johnson, Oscar & Peter Johnson Ltd
-Charles B. Lee, Ronald A. Lee (Fine Arts) Ltd
-A.F.H. Miller
-James Miller, Sotheby's
-David Moore-Gwyn, Sotheby's
-Elen K. Morris, fellow, Royal Society of Arts
-David T. Owsley
-Caroline Oliphant, Bonhams
-Nicholas Wadham, Phillips
-Charles Young (Alan Jacobs Gallery)
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