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Newspaper cutting of portrait purchase, 1982

Newspaper cutting entitled 'Barbara's back home' recording Thamesdown Borough Council's purchase of a portrait of Barbara Villiers by Sir Peter Lely and its return to Lydiard Park.

The portrait had been sold by Vernon St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke at Christies in 1943 following his departure from the family's ancestral home.

Year
1982
Author
Swindon Evening Advertiser
Type
Newspaper Cutting
Location
Local Studies Library, Swindon
Owner
Swindon Borough Council
Reference
LYT 726
Copyright
Local Studies Library, Swindon
Last updated on
Wednesday 29th December 2021
CUTTING - 1982 Mar 17 Evening Advertiser.jpg
CUTTING - 1982 Mar 17 Evening Advertiser.jpg

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