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1768–1769–1769 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers

Thomas GainsboroughWikidata

painting by Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727-1788) (1971.2)

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In the picture

George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers
Date
1768–1769–1769 (known to the decade)Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: 1769
Medium
oil on canvasCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
234.3 × 154.3 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: 234.3 × 154.3 cm
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Gallery
203A British Painting and Decorative ArtsCleveland Museum of Art
Genre
portraitWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1971.2Wikidata
Credit line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1769 – 1803
    George Pitt, First Lord Rivers [1721-1803], Stratfield Saye House, Hampshire, by descent to his grandson, William Horace Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Lord Rivers
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “George Pitt, First Lord Rivers [1721-1803], Stratfield Saye House, Hampshire, by descent to his grandson, William Horace Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Lord Rivers (1769-1803)”
  2. 1803 – 1831
    William Horace Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Lord Rivers [1777-1831], Rushmore, Dorset, by descent to Horace, 6th Lord Rivers
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “William Horace Pitt-Rivers, 3rd Lord Rivers [1777-1831], Rushmore, Dorset, by descent to Horace, 6th Lord Rivers (1803-1831)”
  3. 1831 – 1880
    Horace, 6th Lord Rivers [1814-1880], by descent to his cousin, Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Horace, 6th Lord Rivers [1814-1880], by descent to his cousin, Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt (1831-1880)”
  4. 1880 – 1900
    Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt [1827-1900], by descent to his grandson George Henry Lane-Fox-Pitt-Rivers
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt [1827-1900], by descent to his grandson George Henry Lane-Fox-Pitt-Rivers (1880-1900) [notes: Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt was the second son of Marcia Lucy [died 1822], the youngest sister of George, 2nd Lord Rivers.]”
  5. 1900 – 1966
    George Henry Lane-Fox-Pitt-Rivers [1890-1966], Hinton St. Mary, Dorset, passed to his common-law wife Stella
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “George Henry Lane-Fox-Pitt-Rivers [1890-1966], Hinton St. Mary, Dorset, passed to his common-law wife Stella (1900-1966)”
  6. 1966 – 1970
    Stella Pitt-Rivers, sold to E.V. Thaw
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Stella Pitt-Rivers, sold to E.V. Thaw (1966-1970) [notes: Stella was the common-law wife of George Henry Lane-Fox-Pitt-Rivers, and later married M. Robert Maumen]”
  7. 1970 – 1971
    (E. V. Thaw, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(E. V. Thaw, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (1970-1971)”
  8. 1971 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1971-)”
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