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Maker(s):Gainsborough, Thomas
Culture:British (1727 - 1788)
Title:William Northey, MP (1722-1779)
Date Made:ca. 1768
Type:Painting
Materials:oil on canvas
Place Made:United Kingdom; England
Measurements:30 x 25 in.; 76.2 x 63.5 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unsigned, undated
Accession Number:  SC 2003.18
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gregg S. Hannah (Margaret Brown, class of 1968) in honor of her 35th reunion
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
painted oval containing upper torso portrait of man facing 3/4 toward proper left, wearing red coat with red best and buttons, white neckpiece with lace ruff and white powdered wig; 2004 appraisal identifies the sitter as William Northey (1722-1779); also confirmed by email from Hugh Belsey, curator of Gainsborough house (March 2021)

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