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JOHN OPIE (BRITISH 1761 - 1807)PORTRAIT OF JOHN GAY OF RAINTHORPE HALL, NORWICHOil on canvas71 x 61cm (27¾ x 24 in.)Provenance:The sitter's grandson, Rev. Canon William Harding Girdlestone (1805-1884) (by whom described as 'the most speaking likeness ever painted')Sale, Christie's, London, British and Victorian Paintings, 27 May 2004, lot 91Acquired from the above by Mr Viv Hendra (1951-2021)Literature:J. J. Rogers, Opie and his Works, pp. 94-5A. Earland, John Opie and his Circle, p. 277Exhibited:John Opie: a celebration of the Cornsh Wonder, Royal Cornwall Museum Truro 29/09/2007 - 19/01/2008, no. 37