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A George III gessoed-and-painted pine door-surround. Attributed to James Wyatt, commissioned by William Brummell for Donnington Grove, Berkshire. Ca. 1782. 8_6_2024 Claudius Ptolemaeus was a second-centuryA George III gessoed and painted pine door surround. Attributed to James Wyatt, commissioned by William Brummell for Donnington Grove, Berkshire. Ca. 1782. Installed on the east wall of the first floor back room. Surround: 9 4 x 6 4 ; note that the skirting blocks are later. Donnington Grove, just north of Newbury in Berkshire, was designed by John Chute for James Andrews in 1763, and described by Howard Colvin as his most considerable and successful