William Wollaston

William Wollaston c1759

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)

Oil on Canvas 127.5 x 100.3cm

Commissioned by the sister, this portrait remained in possession of the Wollaston family until 1888, when it was sold into private hands. It was purchased for the Ipswich Museums at Christie’s sale of the E.J. Wythes collection on 1^st March 1946.