1 sheet (2 pages) : autograph letter signed ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View Gainsborough's portrait of Edward Vernon (NPG 881)
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw06497/Edward-Vernon
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
The addressee of the letter, Elizabeth Rasse, was Gainsborough's landlady in Ipswich from 1752 to 1759. The admiral is Edward Vernon (1684-1757), of Nacton, Suffolk. Gainsborough's portrait of Vernon is now in the National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 881).
Subject Terms:
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 -- Correspondence. | Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788 -- Homes and haunts. | Rasse, Elizabeth -- Correspondence. | Vernon, Edward, 1684–1757 -- Portraits. | Painters -- Great Britain | Portrait painting -- Great Britain.
