A Conversation Piece of Sarah Selman (b. 1733) and Helena Selman (b. 1735) with one of their Dighton Cousins
attributed to Arthur Pond (London 1701 – Rome 1758)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1740 - 1745
Materials
Oil on canvas in gilt wood frame
Measurements
2578 x 1905 mm
Order this imageCollection
Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1441557
Summary
[Destroyed in the fire of 2015] Oil painting on canvas, A Conversation Piece of Sarah Selman (b. 1733) and Helena Selman (b. 1735) with one of their Dighton Cousins, attributed to Arthur Pond (London 1701 – Rome 1758). Three-full-length figures, two young ladies on left and right with a young girl in the centre. The figure on the left, standing, is wearing a blue dress and white apron in which she has gathered flowers. The young firl in the centre is seated wearing a yellow dress and white apron and holds the hand of the young lady on the right, wearing a pink dress, a rose at her bosom and holding a straw hat in her left hand. A pug dog sits on the far right. Landscape setting, with far horizon and blue cloudy sky. Two of the daughters of Lister Selman (b. 1708) and his wife Sarah Mitford (d.1738) who married in 1730. The third girl is probably either Alice or Arabella Dighton.
Provenance
Bequeathed to National Trust by Charlotte, Lady Bonham Carter (1893 - 1989) (descendant of Helena Selman, Mrs Lefevre); ex Hatchlands (HAT/P/ex26); moved to Clandon 1991.
Makers and roles
attributed to Arthur Pond (London 1701 – Rome 1758), artist