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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
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D8760/F/GHW/1/3
Former Reference
D3311/83
Title
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
Date
1855-1933
Description
Including a photograph of a copy of the painting held at Birmingham Fine Art Gallery
Extent
70 items
Level
File
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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Phillips; Thomas (1770-1845); artist and portrait painter
Gell; Henry Willingham (1856-1942); doctor and physician
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