Tilly Kettle
Colonel John Fortnum and Family

ArtistEnglish, 1735–1786
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Colonel John Fortnum and Family
Date1775?
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions90 × 66 inches (228.6 × 167.6 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1986.2
Current Location
Rienzi
Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceProbably painted for the sitter; M. H. J. St. Clair, Upton House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England; [Phillips, London, December 12, 1983, lot 34]; [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1986.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed lower left: TKettle Pinxit

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