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Medium - oil on canvas

Measurements - H 78 x W 62 cm

Gifted in 1995 by Miss Catherine McClean from the estate of Vernon St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke and conserved thanks to a Woodmansterne Art Conservation Award.

Year:: 1620-1630

Artist:: Cornelius Johnson (1593-1661)

Type:: Portrait

Location:: Dining Room

Owner:: Swindon Borough Council

Reference:: Lyd 1995/010

Copyright:: Lydiard House

Last updated on:: Friday 15th October 2021

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