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The writing on the evelope in the sitter's right hand reads "To John Bagshaw Esq. / British Consul / G ...." The final word is likely "Genoa" as John Bagshawe (1681-1737) was consul there from 1724 to his death in October 1737.

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Document identity
localId
33080
label
John Bagshawe, British Consul, Genoa
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33080
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
John Bagshawe, British Consul, Genoa
description
The writing on the evelope in the sitter's right hand reads "To John Bagshaw Esq. / British Consul / G ...." The final word is likely "Genoa" as John Bagshawe (1681-1737) was consul there from 1724 to his death in October 1737.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1730
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
112.3
height
88.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 44 3/16 x W: 34 15/16 in. (112.3 x 88.8 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2b897f7d24fc1cad