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Portrait of Sir Francis Basset
Thomas Gainsborough, 1760
Three quarter length seated portrait of the member of Parliament for Penzance. The subject wears a pale-lavender coat and is seated cross-kneed on a green damask-covered chair. His left hand is tucked into a crimson waistcoat lavishly trimmed with gold, while his right rests on a black tricorn on his knee.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Portrait of Sir Francis Basset, 1760
Date supported
1959
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
127 x 102 cm
Grant
500
Total cost
1750
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