'Descent from the Cross' after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)

Gainsborough's House

1766 - 1769

The figure of Christ being lowered amongst a small group of people.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 122 x 98 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £20666 ( Total: £136,368; Tax Remission)
• ArtFunded in: 1999
• Vendor: Mrs Judy Astor (through Historical Portraits Ltd)

Provenance

The artist's studio sale 1797; Christie's 1826; Sotheby's 1947; 1950 bought by Hon. Michael Astor thence by descent

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