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Thomas Barker painted old ‘Tom Thumb’ at least three times. Bath ladies and gentlemen were so enthusiastic about this portrait that they raised money to give the pedlar a weekly income in his old age.
Victoria Art Gallery
Bath
Title
'Old Tom Thumb', Richard Brent (1682–1790)
Date
1789
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 61 x W 43.2 cm
Accession number
BATVG : P : 1909.10
Acquisition method
gift from Alfred Jones, 1909
Work type
Painting
Victoria Art Gallery
Bridge Street, Bath, Somerset BA2 4AT England
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