The wisdom of crowds

September 13 2012

Picture: Cambridge University Library/PCF

Or in this case, art historian and reader Tim Williams. He has found that one of the unattributed pictures in yesterday's post on mystery PCF pictures, the portrait of Thomas Broughton at Cambridge above, is by (or after, I can't tell from the image online) Nathaniel Dance. Below is the engraving which carries the attribution to Dance [courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery].

Excellent work Tim - Cambridge University Library owes you one. Thanks for your suggestions on the others everyone - keep 'em coming.

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