Florida Museum Rediscovers Katherine Read Portrait in its Collection

October 11 2023

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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

A reader has been in touch with this news story regarding a portrait by Katherine Read rediscovered in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida. The museum had formerly attributed the pastel to Francis Cotes until a recent cataloguing project for an exhibition. The correct attribution was pointed out by the pastels guru Neil Jeffares, who was consulted as part of the process.

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