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Thomas Gainsborough RA, Self-portrait, 1 January 1798.
Stipple engraving. 187 mm x 158 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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After Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727 - 1788)
RA Collection: Art
187 mm x 158 mm
Thomas Gainsborough RA
Self-portrait of Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., ca. 1787
Oil on canvas
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