Lady Frances Shirley (1705/6-1778)
William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1778
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
75 cm (H)63 cm (W)
Place of origin
Bath
Order this imageCollection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 1430474
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Lady Frances Shirley (1705/6-1778) by William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792). 1770-1778. Half-length portrait of a woman, seated, turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a blue dress with a large blue ribbon at the breast, and a white headdress. Holds an open hymn book with left hand, resting on right hand. Two labels on verso; 1. Mr HOARE/Pinxit/177- 2. Lady Frances
Provenance
Shirley/Died July 15 1778, aged 71
Makers and roles
William Hoare of Bath, RA (Eye 1707 – Bath 1792)