Mrs Sloper and her Children
The original painting was long regarded as showing Mrs Goddard and her children, with the dead mother in the sky looking down at her daughters on earth. It was then revealed that it wasn't Mrs William Goddard, daughter of General Sloper, but his wife, Mrs Sloper. Mrs Goddard was not married when Gainsborough died in 1788, and she died in 1798
Picture No
10285533
Media ID
46054198
Size
3200px x 4404px
(2.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Thomas Gainsborough in The Illustrated London News, 11th December 1920, page 972
Date
11th December 1920
