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Mrs John Ashton
Painter: Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby)
History note: Nicholas Ashton, Woolton Hall, Lancashire, son of the sitter (1742-1833); Joseph William Ashton; anon. sale (=J.W. Ashton), Christie's, 9 December 1905 (72), bt. Murray
Height: 126.1 cm
Width: 101 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1908) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
Circa 1769 - 1771
Support
composed of
canvas
Frame
Weight 17 kg
Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas
Accession number: 659
Primary reference Number: 4040
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Mrs John Ashton" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/4040 Accessed: 2023-06-04 16:04:05
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Accession Number: ANE.3.1943
Accession Number: CM.1749B-1911
Accession Number: CM.1749A-1911
Accession Number: ANE.4.1943
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