File:Thomas Gainsboroguh Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire 1783.jpg

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Thomas Gainsborough: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire  wikidata:Q20179192 reasonator:Q20179192
Artist
Thomas Gainsborough  (1727–1788)  wikidata:Q192720 s:en:Author:Thomas Gainsborough q:en:Thomas Gainsborough
 
Thomas Gainsborough
Description British painter, engraver and drawer
Date of birth/death 14 May 1727 Edit this at Wikidata 2 August 1788 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Sudbury Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q192720
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Title
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Depicted people Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1783 Edit this at Wikidata
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 235.6 cm (92.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 146.5 cm (57.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+235.6U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+146.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q441079
institution QS:P195,Q214867
Current location
Andrew W. Mellon Collection; not on display.
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Object history

Painted for the sitter's mother, Georgiana, Countess Spencer (1737-1814), wife of John Spencer, 1st earl Spencer (1734-1783), Althorp, Northamptonshire;

by descent 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.
Notes 2009 in situ here
References
Source/Photographer National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., online collection

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current21:32, 19 March 2018Thumbnail for version as of 21:32, 19 March 20188,027 × 12,986 (46.33 MB)Aavindraa (talk | contribs)hi res (16055x25972 available, but exceeds 100MB)
16:30, 10 January 2014Thumbnail for version as of 16:30, 10 January 2014508 × 805 (162 KB)Hohum (talk | contribs)BEtter version, same source
07:09, 30 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 07:09, 30 March 2006480 × 797 (15 KB)AndreasPraefcke (talk | contribs)Thomas Gainsborough: ''Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire'', 1783 Oil on canvas. Gallery: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Source: http://www.abcgallery.com/G/gainsborough/gainsborough44.html {{Creator:Thomas Gainsboroguh}} [[Category:Portrai

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