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Triptych: Mr Peter Ducane, Mary, nee Norris, his wife & The Ducane Children

Arthur Devis, 1747

The Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Preston

Peter Ducane (1713-1804) was a merchant, Governor and director of both the Bank of England and the East India Company. His wife, was a wealthy heiress, the only duaghter of Henry Norris, a Muscovy merchant. The family are depicted in the grounds of their house at Braxted in Essex. The house itself appears in the middle distance of the central panel depicting the three Ducane children.

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Title of artwork, date

Triptych: Mr Peter Ducane, Mary, nee Norris, his wife & The Ducane Children, 1747

Date supported

2002

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

1 & 2. 63.5x43.2 cm, 3. 63.5x46.2

Grant

100000

Total cost

380000

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