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Portrait of William Brooke (© Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery)
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© Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Portrait of William Brooke

Artist: Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 1797)

Location: Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Date: 1760

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 127 x 102 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £13,000 (Total: £215,000)

Vendor: Mallett

Review number: 4679 (1999)

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Provenance:
Pigot family thence by descent until 1967; sold at Sotheby's to the Plant family; passed to William Richards; passed to Nicholas Bagshawe then to current owner.

Description:
Seated and wearing a light brown velvet suit. Holds a book in his left hand and rests his right hand on his leg.

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