Ralph Bell (1720–1801)

Artist Thomas Gainsborough British, 1727–1788

Date1772–1774

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions92 1/4 x 61 1/8 in. (234.3 x 155.3 cm)
Frame: 102 x 71 3/4 in. (259.1 x 182.2 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) and the State of North Carolina

Object numberG.52.9.70

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ProvenanceCommissioned in 1772 by Ralph Bell, Esq., Thirsk Hall, North Yorkshire; then by family descent to Reginald Bell, Esq., until 1897; (J. H. Ward, London, 1897); (Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, 1987-1901); (Forbes and Patterson, London, 1901); Norman Forbes Robertson, London; his sale, Christie, Manson and Woods, May 19, 1911, lot. 104, bt. Gilbert; John Scrimgeour, Esq., London; Scrimgeour family, by descent; sale, Sotheby’s, London, May 20, 1953, bt. Croft; (Newhouse Galleries, New York); acquired by the NCMA from Newhouse, 1954.

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