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The Children of Earl Gower: P.149-1955

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Children of Earl Gower
Lady Georgiana Augusta Eliot, Charlotte Sophia Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, Susan Ryder, Countess of Harrowby, Granville Leveson Gower, 1st Earl Granville and Lady Anne Harcourt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John Raphael
Painter: Romney, George (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Sold Chrsitie's 26 May 1933.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Ernest Edward Cook through the National Art-Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1955) by Cook, Ernest Edward

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1781

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.149-1955
Primary reference Number: 176859
Chaloner Smith: 68-I

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 5 July 2018

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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