Elizabeth Harpur, Lady Sleigh (d.1738)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1675 - 1680
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 610 mm (29 1/2 x 24 in)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290186
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Elizabeth Harpur, Lady Sleigh (d.1738), British (English) School, circa 1675/80. Bust portrait of the wife of Sir Samuel Sleigh, with long blonde hair in purple dress.
Provenance
Calke Abbey was given to the National Trust by Henry Harpur Crewe (1921-1991) and the contents, including this painting, were acquired with the aid of a grant from the National Heritage Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government, in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund)
Marks and inscriptions
Lady Sleigh/wife of Sir Samuel Sleigh/d.1738 (inscribed top left)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, publisher style of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), publisher