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Description: | Local significance
The collection consists of Vernon and associated family portraits, including a series of national importance by John Michael Wright. Other later 17th century and 18th century English portraits, particularly by Vanderbank, Seeman and Hudson and fewer 18th century, 19th century and 20th century examples complete the portrait collection.
There are original decorative paintings a few copies after 17th century classical and mythological subjects and a series of topographical views of Sudbury in the mid 18th century and an earlier one by Jan Griffier, showing the house as completed. A few 18th and 19th century busts of family members survive at Sudbury. | Subjects: | Fine arts Sculpture Paintings Family portraits Portraits Topographical views | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Telephone: | 01283 585 305 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:5076 | Go to resource |
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