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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
Thomas Gainsborough1783
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
- Creator: Thomas Gainsborough
- Date Created: 1783
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 235.6 x 146.5 cm (92 3/4 x 57 11/16 in.) framed: 266.7 x 174.6 x 14.6 cm (105 x 68 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Painted for the sitter's mother, Georgiana, Countess Spencer [1737-1814], wife of John Spencer, 1st earl Spencer [1734-1783], Althorp, Northamptonshire; by descent[1] to John, 7th earl Spencer [1892-1975], Althorp; purchased 1924 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); sold 13 April 1925 to Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.; deeded December 1934 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh; gift 1937 to NGA. [1] Additional Earls Spencer per The Getty Provenance Index, and NGA curatorial files.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: oil on canvas
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