![]() ![]() Mr Mulraine said at the time that he had become involved in searching for misattributed paintings online thanks to his art restorer son, James. The artwork was bought by its current owner, Robert Mulraine, at auction in 2016 for £2,600 before it was authenticated as being created by a young Gainsborough. It would have been painted while he was lodging in Hatton Garden in London, having moved there from Suffolk. ![]() One of the earliest known works by 18th-century painter Thomas Gainsborough, that was originally misattributed and bought by a retired company director for £2,600, is to be sold at auction with a pre-sale estimate of £30,000 to £50,000.īritish artist Gainsborough (1727-88) is believed to have painted the portrait of a woman, a member of the Seton family, at the age of 16. ![]()
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