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D8760 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1714-1994
- F - Family records of the extended Franklin family and the Gell family of Hopton Hall - 1714-1994
  - GHW - Records of Henry Willingham Gell - 1855-1938
    - 1 - Correspondence of Henry Willingham Gell, including material relating to Sir John Franklin and topics of related historical or genealogical interest - 1855-1938
      - 3 - Correspondence gathered together by Henry Willingham Gell relating to the painting of John Franklin by Thomas Phillips, including correspondence on the attempt by John Philip Gell to recover the painting, involving Sophy Cracroft, who denied his claim, and his solicitors Rickards and Sons - 1855-1933

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8760/F/GHW/1/3/58
Former Reference	D3311/83/26
Title	Letter from H.M. Hake of the National Portrait Gallery to Henry Willingham Gell, on having looked up Phillips' diary and found that two portraits of Captain Franklin were painted
Date	26 Jan 1932
Description	One was painted on 9 Mar 1825 and the other 21 Jul 1827; it looks as if Birmingham had one and the National Portrait Gallery the other
Extent	1 sheet
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Sender	H.M. Hake
Sender Location	National Portriat Gallery, St Martin's Place, W.C.2
Recipient	Henry Willingham Gell
Recipient Location	Wicksted near Leamington
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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