A Girl in a Yellow Dress, a Member of the Parminter Family
British (English) School
National Trust Inventory Number 1313471
| Category |
Paintings |
| Date |
1670 - 1729 |
| Materials |
Oil on canvas (oval) |
| Measurements |
978 x 851 mm (38 1/2 x 33 1/2 in) |
| Place of origin |
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Summary description
Oil painting on canvas (oval), A Girl in a Yellow Dress, a Member of the Parminter Family, British (English) School, late 17th century to early 18th century. A three-quarter-length portrait of a girl wearing a dark yellow dress, standing in front of a brown curtain. The sitter has blue eyes and brown curls and looks out at the spectator. The white chemise sleeves of her dress fall to the elbow and there is a white frill around the square neckline. The yellow sleeves are pleated and studded in two places on her right shoulder where a brown shawl falls across from back to front. She wears pearl drop earrings and holds a pink rose in her right hand which has been plucked from a rose bush to her left.
Provenance
Purchased from Mrs Ursula Tudor Perkins, 1990
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist
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Record Status
Enhanced