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1 of 253523 objects
British School, Early Georgian
Portrait of a Woman 1717-18?
Oil on canvas | 91.5 x 72.5 x 2.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 403913
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This has been identified as a portrait of the famous travellor and advocate of innoculation, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762); if so it must date from her time as wife of the British Ambassador to Turkey (1717-8). The sitter is shown in a fictive stone oval, wearing Turkish costume with head-dress comprising red silk, lace, pearls and feathers; her hair in plaits with pink and white roses.
Provenance
First recorded in the Gallery at St James's Palace in 1819 (no 1023)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
91.5 x 72.5 x 2.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
109.0 x 90.0 x 7.6 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762), traditionally idenfied as
