Catherine Bruce, Mrs William Murray (d.1649)
John Hoskins the elder (Wells c.1590 – London 1665)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1638
Materials
Watercolour on vellum
Measurements
504 x 690 x 40 mm
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139682
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on vellum, Catherine Bruce, Mrs William Murray (d.1649) by John Hoskins the elder (Wells c.1590 – London 1665). Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a blue dress over a white petticoat, pearl corsage, pearl brooch, pearl necklace, double pearl pendant earrings. Greenish eyes, fair hair in ringlets dressed with pearls, pale face. Castle to the left bay tree and vine to the right.
Marks and inscriptions
J Hoskins - signed -
Makers and roles
John Hoskins the elder (Wells c.1590 – London 1665), artist