Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727-1788), A Family Outside a Cottage Door, circa 1775-6. Pen and ink, grey and pink washes over pencil, 7⅝ x 9 ¾ in (194 x 247 mm). Photo courtesy Lowell Libson Ltd

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