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Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88)
Charles, Second Earl and First Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805) After January 1782
Oil on canvas | 75.7 x 63.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 400748
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This famous soldier is shown in a traditional head and shoulders format within a painted oval, in the red uniform of a Lieutenant-General, with a black neck collar, blue facings and gold epaulettes.
Provenance
Painted for George IV for 30 guineas; recorded in the Armory at Carlton House in 1819 (no 495); sent to Windsor Castle in April 1829
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
75.7 x 63.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
97.9 x 85.3 x 7.5 cm (frame, external)
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Marquess Cornwallis
