From 1924, Blaker became guardian to the sixteen year old William Hartnell.
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Blaker is best known nowadays as advisor to the sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies of Llandinam (Wales UK) in the formation of their internationally renowned collection of French nineteenth century painting and sculpture which they bequeathed to the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff.
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The painting was bequeathed to the Tate Gallery by Jenny Louisa Roberta Blaker in 1947, possibly from the collection of her brother Hugh Blaker (she also donated Modigliani's Le Petit Paysan to the Tate Gallery in 1941, and left The Ugly Duchess by Quentin Matsys to the National Gallery in 1847).