Author Topic: Inscription on note verso of portrait, looks 18th century (Read 296 times)

jwhitemangardner · « **on:** Friday 21 April 23 14:59 BST (UK) »

Hi all,

Any help reading this please would be much appreciated!

As ever,

Joshua

GrahamSimons · « **Reply #1 on:** Friday 21 April 23 15:25 BST (UK) »

Study for portrait of Miss Sparrow married the Duke of Gloucester

I can't find that marriage....

The inscription mentions Gaisborough, which leads to
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436439
and also to
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp54860/miss-sparrow

AlanBoyd · « **Reply #2 on:** Friday 21 April 23 15:29 BST (UK) »

I guess that you are aware of the Gainsborough painting, “A Portrait of Miss Sparrow”.

arthurk · « **Reply #3 on:** Friday 21 April 23 15:45 BST (UK) »

And below, I think:

for authority see
Graves Illustrations of Gainsboroughs
Works engraved about 1877

The National Portrait Gallery has a couple of examples of Graves' engraving:

https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp54860/miss-sparrow

jwhitemangardner · « **Reply #4 on:** Friday 21 April 23 17:35 BST (UK) »

That's terrific, thanks all. J

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