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Shaftesbury, or Lost and Found

William MacDuff, 1862

This 'genre' scene was painted as a tribute to the philanthropic work of the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, whose portrait in the shop window is pointed out to a street urchin by a shoe black, the plight of whom was a cause particularly associated with Lord Shaftesbury.

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Title of artwork, date

Shaftesbury, or Lost and Found, 1862

Date supported

1993

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

47 x 41 cm

Grant

18000

Total cost

50000

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