Called 'Elizabeth, wife of Henry Mackworth'
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1690 - 1700
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
737 x 610 mm (29 x 24 in)
Order this imageCollection
Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 1191140
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, English School, circa 1690/1700. A half-length portrait of a young woman, turned to the right, head turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, in a white dress decorated with pearls, brown cloak, and with pearls in her hair. In the 1958 Beningbrough sale catalogue, this and a pair (NT: 1191141) are identfied as 'Elizabeth, wife of Henry Mackworth', and 'Julianna Dolben'. It is unclear which work is which and these identifications may be based upon a confusion at the time with similar works in the 1910 sale catalogue for Holme Lacey, previous home of Lord and Lady Chesterfield. In this case, the works are either unknown members of the Bourchier family, or anonymous portraits purchased by the Dawnay family in 1892.
Provenance
Either purchased or simply restored by Lewis Payan Dawnay in 1892 and hung in the Drawing Room at Beningbrough. Later included in sale of contents of Beningbrough held by Curtis & Henson, June 1958, lot 1127, as one of “A pair, half length portraits of Elizabeth, wife of Henry Mackworth, and of Julianna, wife of Sir John Dolben Bt., (in ovals)” ‘by or attributed to’ Sir Godfrey Kneller". Pair purchased for transfer to the National Trust for £115/10. See also NT: 1191141
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist