Lot 41 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois (c. 1773-1837) and his brother Henry Villebois (1777-1847)
Thomas Gainsborough · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £800,000–£1,200,000 hammer ≈ $1,039,531–$1,559,296
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 3 December 2019
- Dimensions
- 61 ¾ x 52 in. (156.9 x 132.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3665275
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Gainsborough, Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois (c. 1773-1837) and his brother Henry Villebois (1777-1847). Christie's, 3 Dec 2019, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3665275.
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Thomas Gainsborough, Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois (c. 1773-1837) and his brother Henry Villebois (1777-1847). Christie's, 3 Dec 2019, lot 41. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3665275.
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