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RefNoP/0274
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Edwards, George
ArtistWilson, Benjamin (attrib)
Datec.1760
DescriptionFull length seated portrait of George Edwards, his body angled to the right as viewed. Edwards sits in a green-painted study, with a bookcase to the left of the painting, together with a Georgian round table with tripod legs. The sitter’s chair is on a rich, red Turkish carpet.
ObjectNamePainting
PhysicalDescriptionOil on canvas
Dimensionsh 790 x w 660 mm
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceDonated by Molly Lowell and David Borthwick, 2018
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8052Edwards; George (1694 - 1773)1694 - 1773
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