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British School, 18th century
Portrait of a Lady c.1780
Oil on canvas | 76.7 x 64.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406811
British School, 18th century
Portrait of a Lady c.1780
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This portrait was purchased as a portrait of Mary Delany (1700-88), which it is not. It must however be a servant or someone attached to the Royal Household at Windsor Castle, which appears in the background. The image should be dated c. 1780. A lady is seated, with her hands in her lap, an octagonal silver snuff-box in her left hand; she is wearting a green dress, a white apron and a lace cap with a green ribbon.
Provenance
Acquired in 1939
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
76.7 x 64.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
90.8 x 78.2 x 5.5 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Mrs Delany (d. 1788), previously identified as
