PaintingsAmerican18th century
William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (1704-1793)
1790
Artists
John Singleton CopleyArtist
Dimensions
59.1 x 48.9 cm (23 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Claude A. C. Ponsonby, presumably by descent; sold at Christie's sale of Ponsonby Heirlooms to Sabin, March 28, 1908; purchased through Martin Birnbaum by Grenville L. Winthrop, November 1941; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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