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Portrait of Mr and Mrs John Custance of Norwich and their daughter Frances (© Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery)
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© Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Portrait of Mr and Mrs John Custance of Norwich and their daughter Frances

Artist: Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839)

Location: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Date: 1786

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 68 x 54 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £16,875 (Total: £67,500)

Vendor: Leger Galleries

Review number: 3608 (1991)

Provenance:
John Custance; by descent through Frances Custance to her grandson c.1909; Reid Sale, New York, American Art Association, 14-18/5/35 lot 1167; Mrs Ethel. F. Rayner.

Description:
Portrait of John Custance (1749-1822) of Weston House, near Norwich who married Frances, second daughter of Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor of Langley Park in 1778. In this work, the daughter would have been three years old.

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