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Portrait of Lambe Barry

Thomas Gainsborough, 1758

A portrait of Lambe Barry (1704-1768), High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1748 and listed as a Free-burgess of Ipswich in 1755. The sitter is depicted in a wig against a dark leafy background. Now thought to have been painted during the sitter's visit to Bath.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Portrait of Lambe Barry, 1758

Date supported

2001

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

76 x 64 cm

Grant

40000

Total cost

80000

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