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Medium - oil on canvas

Measurements - H 63.5 x W 50.5 cm

Purchased in 1965 from Vernon St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke

Year:: c. 1066

Artist:: Gortzius Geldorp (1553-1618)

Type:: Portrait

Location:: Dining Room, Lydiard House

Owner:: Swindon Borough Council

Reference:: Lyd 1992/016

Copyright:: Lydiard House

Credit:: Lydiard House

Last updated on:: Wednesday 8th September 2021

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