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Milkmaid (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1754-1797
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1727-1788
Title
Date of Production
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Dimensions
Width: 18.9 cm
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Mode of Acquisition
Credit
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Location
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Provenance
Exhibition History
An exhibition of drawings by Thomas Gainsborough, Sand Hill, Aldeburgh, 1949
Two hundred years of British painting, Public Library and Art Gallery, Huddersfield, 16/05/1946-13/07/1946
Literature
p. 324
Hayes, John, 'The Drawings of Gainsborough Dupont' in 'Master Drawings', 1965 - 243-256; 3
pp. 249-50
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 22
Inscriptions
Inscription: Verso: upper left corner, graphite: "16a"; lower 2/3 of page, brown ink, Dupont Gainsborough's hand: "I recd a Note last Night from Capt. Travers mention / his intention of being with me tomorrow, if therefore / you should not yet have fixed with Capt Brown & / Capt Bromfield a time for their sitting. I should be much / obliged if you would give them the choices of Saturday / Monday & Tuesday, [next two lines crossed out: 'for either or both... / I shall be glad to see them] if you have / appointer either of these gentlemen to sit tomorrow, I / will [word crossed out] acquit Capt Travers to come some future / day. Capt. Panton is to be with me to day, and I / shall endeavour to have him again Wednesday next".
Collector's mark: none.
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