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Portrait of John Bragge

Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)

Location: Dorset County Museum

Date: 1767

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 76 x 64 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £4,500 (Total: £22,000)

Vendor: Leger Galleries

Review number: 2994 (1983)

Provenance:
In the sitter's family until 1909.

Description:
Painting of a Dorsetshire countryman, the rebuilder of the family home, Sadborow House, and a JP and Deputy Lieutenant of the county.

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