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Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough theft

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The portrait was purchased by William Agnew for the highest price ever paid (10,000 guineas) for a work of art at the time.  It was stolen from his gallery here called Thomas Agnew & Sons by the infamous thief Adam Worth.

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Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire is a painting by the English painter Thomas Gainsborough of the political hostess Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. Its construction took place sometime between 1785 and 1787.

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