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Artists featured in this Curation: Joanna Mary Wells (1831–1861), British School, Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788), unknown artist, Allan Ramsay (1713–1784), Paul Bürde (1819–1874), French School, Antoine Dury (1819–c.1896), Frank Stone (1800–1859), Samuel Henry William Llewellyn (1858–1941), and 5 more See all

18 artworks

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Image credit: Tate

Portrait of Sidney Wells 1859
Joanna Mary Wells (1831–1861)
Oil on canvas
H 27.6 x W 25.1 cm
Tate

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Image credit: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Frances Tradescant c. 1638
British School
Oil on canvas
H 68 x W 61 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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Image credit: National Trust Images

Portrait of an Unknown Lady late 19th C
British School
Oil on canvas
H 72.5 x W 61 cm
National Trust, Kingston Lacy

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Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Mrs Prudence Rix c.1756
Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788)
Oil on canvas
H 75.7 x W 63.5 cm
Manchester Art Gallery

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Image credit: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Lady of Keele 1860–1870
unknown artist
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 62 cm
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

Miss Janet Shairp 1750
Allan Ramsay (1713–1784)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 63.4 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

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Image credit: Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery

Memories 1874
Paul Bürde (1819–1874)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 86 cm
Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery

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Image credit: The Bowes Museum

Portrait of a Lady c.1825–c.1850
French School
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 30.5 cm
The Bowes Museum

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Image credit: The Bowes Museum

Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874), Countess of Montalbo 1850
Antoine Dury (1819–c.1896)
Oil on canvas
H 195.8 x W 127.9 cm
The Bowes Museum

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Image credit: Pannett Art Gallery

Two Women in Renaissance Dress, One Playing a Lute c.1850
Frank Stone (1800–1859)
Oil on canvas
H 69 x W 88 cm
Pannett Art Gallery

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Image credit: Mount Edgcumbe House

Lady Edith Villiers (1878–1935), Wearing a Blue Satin Gown
Samuel Henry William Llewellyn (1858–1941)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 70 cm
Mount Edgcumbe House