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Joseph Smyth Esq, Lieutenant of Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire, on a dapple grey horse
Painter: Stubbs, George
History note: Presumably commissioned by the sitter (or possibly by the 3rd Duke of Grafton on behalf of the sitter); reputedly later in the Selby-Lowndes collection, purchased c. 1938 by a Belgian private collector, by whom sold as 'The Propery of a Nobleman', Sotheby's 9 July 1980 (129, repr.), bt. Leggatt for Dr D.M. McDonald
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1992) by McDonald, D.M., Dr
Circa 1762 CE - 1764 CE
Support
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canvas
Frame
Depth 8.5 cm
Height 82.4 cm
Width 95.2 cm
Canvas
Height 64.2 cm
Width 76.8 cm
Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas
Inscription present: in a contemporary hand
Inscription present: in a later hand, on an old label
Accession number: PD.95-1992
Primary reference Number: 3973
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: 26
Accession Number: M.10 & A-1980
Accession Number: M.13-1980
Accession Number: CM.4.66-1922
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