Lot 23
Joseph Wright (1756-1793) Portrait of a Family: Likely the Gribble Family, at the Home of Mr. Nelson Gribble, Kenton, Devon, England, dated, "1789"
Sale 5092 - The Pennsylvania Sale featuring The Hedgerow Theatre Collection
Oct 28, 2020
10:00AM ET
/ Philadelphia
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Joseph Wright (1756-1793) Portrait of a Family: Likely the Gribble Family, at the Home of Mr. Nelson Gribble, Kenton, Devon, England, dated, "1789"
Signed and dated, "J. Wright Pinx 1789", l.l., the stretcher inscribed, "Mr. Wright at Mr. Gribble's, Kenton near Star Cross", oil on canvas, framed.
47 in. x 35 in. (sight)Provenance: The Gribble Family, thence by descent to later successors of Wreyland Manor, early 20th century.
Private Collection, Great Britain.
This lot is accompanied by research compiled by James Heffernan, American Ancestors & New England Historic Genealogical Society.
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