| Description | This file contains letters sent to Hayes requesting his opinion on attributions of various portrait 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 [Appleby], St. Helier Galleries Ltd
-John Baskett, Baskett & Day
-M.F. Bolongaro
-Gabriele Braun, Hauswedell & Nolte
-Pamela Burlingham Hurd, Robert W. Skinner Inc.
-Richard Chartlon Jones, Sotheby's
-Margie Christian, Christie, Mandon & Woods Ltd
-Margarita Cuyàs, curator, Museu d'Art de Catalunya
-Jocelyn Fielding, Fielding Art Gallery
-John J. Leslie II
-David Moore-Gwyn, Sotheby's
-Virgilia H. Pancoast, director of the authentication service, International Foundation for Art Research, IFAR
-Ronald D. Rotstein, Artwest Services Ltd
-Janice Thaddeus
-Edward F. Walter
-Dr. Malcolm Warner, visiting research curator, The Art Institute of Chicago
-Henry Wemyss, Sotheby's
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). |