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English School, Unknown Lady
Photo courtesy of Tom St Aubyn (All rights reserved)
Details
- Country House
- Raynham Hall
- Title(s)
- Unknown Lady
- Date
- c.1680–90
- Location
- The Duke of York Room
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall height: 74.5 cm, Overall width: 59.5 cm
- Artist
- English School
- Catalogue Number
- RN79
Description
The portrait may be a pendant to RN78 due to the similarity of the painter’s technique and the comparable size of the canvas. The sitter wears a white undergarment with tucker and a red dress held together at her left shoulder with three pearls. A green shawl is draped over her right arm and her right hand points towards her other shoulder. The whole is set within a feigned oval. The artist is unknown but is likely to have painted RN78, which may depict a sister, relative or close friend.