Hobbinol and Ganderetta (after Thomas Gainsborough)
Peltro William Tomkins (London 1760 - London 1840)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper and gilt
Measurements
515 mm (H)413 mm (W)605 mm (H)505 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246568
Summary
Print, tinted engraving, Hobbinol and Ganderetta (after Thomas Gainsborough) by Peltro William Tomkins (London 1760 - London 1840). Two little cildren with their cat.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey pictures, drawings etc., Mrs Greville's Bedroom, page 140.
Marks and inscriptions
HOBBINOL / AND / GANDERETTA / Vide SOMERVILLE's HOBBINOL, P.108 (full text of poem printed on label attached to reverse)
Makers and roles
Peltro William Tomkins (London 1760 - London 1840), engraver (printmaker) Thomas Gainsborough RA (Sudbury 1727 - London 1788), original artist