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Portrait of Gertrude Leveson-Gower, 4th Duchess of Bedford
Pastel on grey paper
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.
Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2018
Height: 262 mm
Width: 224 mm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2018) by H.M. Government
Production date: circa AD 1767
grey
Paper
Pastel (crayon)
Accession number: PD.2-2019
Primary reference Number: 227169
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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