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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8760/F/GHW/1/3
Former ReferenceD3311/83
TitleCorrespondence 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
Date1855-1933
DescriptionIncluding a photograph of a copy of the painting held at Birmingham Fine Art Gallery
Extent70 items
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorHenry 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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