Lot 79 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection
Portrait of Caroline, 4th Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a blue and white dress
Thomas Gainsborough · pastel on green-brown paper
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- Estimate
- $400,000–$600,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection, New York · 18 October 2005
- Dimensions
- 12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (32.1 x 24.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4458690
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Caroline, 4th Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a blue and white dress. Christie's, 18 Oct 2005, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458690.
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Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Caroline, 4th Duchess of Marlborough, half-length, in a blue and white dress. Christie's, 18 Oct 2005, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458690.
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|---|---|---|---|
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