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inscribed to the reverse "William Dewe .. .Husband of Elizth. Dewe", oil on canvas, in a gilt frame (Dimensions: 76 x 64 cm)

(76 x 64 cm)

Footnote: Provenance: By descent through the Butler Pomfret family (label verso); Collection of Richard Ratcliffe, The Manor House, Waddington, Lincolnshire; until acquired by the present owner

Condition report: Inscribed to the reverse in another hand "Written by John Butler Pomfret of Tenterden, esq. obit 1834. Restored and cleaned in 1871 by Wm. Pomfret . ... of Mary Catherine (Pomfret) / eldest daughter of above John Butler Pomfret - Wm. Dewe and Elizabeth Butler were married in the Charter House Chapel by Rev. Wm. Wellsted 25 July 1693 & had 14 children." Oval, nice old labels, and old stretcher bar marks can be seen from the front.

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