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Portrait of Gertrude Leveson-Gower, 4th Duchess of Bedford: PD.2-2019

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Gertrude Leveson-Gower, 4th Duchess of Bedford

Maker(s)

Gainsborough, Thomas

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Notes

History note: Lady Louisa Stewart (1798-1844), the first wife of George, 6th Duke of Marlborough (1793-1857); given to her eldest daughter, Lady Louisa Spencer-Churchill (c.1820-82), who married Colonel The Hon. Robert Charles Henry Spencer (1817-81); bequeathed to their daughter, Blanche Louisa Spencer (d. 1919), who married Captain Henry George Fane (1846-1924); to their second son, Hubert William Fane; to his son, Major Robert William Augustus Fane (d. 6 April 1989); to his widow Elinor Valerie Borthwick, who gave it to her son, 1991.

Legal notes

Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2018

Measurements and weight

Height: 262 mm
Width: 224 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2018) by H.M. Government

Dating

1760s
Production date: circa AD 1767

Materials used in production

grey Paper
Pastel (crayon)

Techniques used in production

Pastel (crayon) : Pastel on grey paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.2-2019
Primary reference Number: 227169

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 May 2019 Updated: Friday 5 December 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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