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Thomas Gainsborough
1727-1788
Study of Trees
1750
Graphite, with fixative, on laid paper.
6 3/16 x 7 5/8 inches (157 x 194 mm)
Bequest of John M. Thayer.
2005.82
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The artist's sale, London, Christie's, 11 May 1799, lot 82, 84 or 88, to George Hibbert; Hon. A. Holland-Hibbert, by descent; sale, London, Christie's, 30 June, 1913; Caroll Carstairs; Mrs. M. Schwartz, by descent; sale, Christie's, 19 March, 1968, lot 46; sale, New York, Christie's, 15 November 1983, lot 40; John M. Thayer, Wilmington, DE.
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Hibbert, George, 1757-1837, former owner.
Holland-Hibbert, A., Hon., former owner.
Carstairs, Carroll, 1888-1948, former owner.
Schwartz, M., Mrs., former owner.
Thayer, John M. (John MacLane), 1944-2004, former owner.
Bibliography:
Bolzoni, Marco S. Thomas Gainsborough : Experiments in Drawings. New York : The Morgan Library & Museum, 2018, p. 79, no. 9, repr.
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