© Gainsborough's House
'Descent from the Cross' after Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Location: Gainsborough's House
Date: 1766 - 1769
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 122 x 98 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £20,666 (Total: £136,368; tax remission)
Vendor: Mrs Judy Astor (through Historical Portraits Ltd)
Review number: 4693 (1999)
Provenance:
The artist's studio sale 1797; Christie's 1826; Sotheby's 1947; 1950 bought by Hon. Michael Astor thence by descent
Description:
The figure of Christ being lowered amongst a small group of people.
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