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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/1/3/52
Former Reference	D3311/83/11
Title	Letter (incomplete) from Mary Frances Gell to her brother Henry Willingham Gell, on her knowledge of the Phillips portrait of their grandfather
Date	25 Nov 1931
Description	The one in the N.P.G. was painted by T. Phillips as a wedding present to E.A.F. [Eleanor Anne Franklin]; the W. Kays (her sister) had it until Sir John and his second wife set up house, c.1835; by consent Lady Franklin kept it when the Chancery distribution took place, to be kept separate from the "Arctic Gallery" collection which Lady Franklin paid for out of her own money; on Lady Franklin's death there was dispute on ownership, with Sophy Cracroft sending them to the N.P.G. in her own name, "the Father consenting"; as to a replica, she had an idea that Richardson, Franklin and Back had portraits painted for each other, but does not know if they were by Phillips; the one alluded to in "J.F.'s Bride" [book by Edith Gell] is the one by Jackman, annexed by the Austen Leighs when Sophy died, which used to hang in their house.
Extent	2 sheets
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Sender	Mary Frances Gell
Sender Location	Keyhaven
Recipient	Henry Willingham Gell
Recipient Location	No address
Archive Creator	Henry Willingham Gell (1856-1942)
Archive Creator	Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth

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