Mrs Nicholas Mosley
style of Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1715 (inscribed)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 610 mm (29 1/2 x 24 in)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290188
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Mrs Nicholas Mosley, in the style of Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1656/9 – London 1743), inscribed top left: Mrs Nichs: Mosley 1715. A painted oval half-length portrait of a young woman, turned slightly to right, facing spectator, wearing a white dress and red cloak; dark hair.
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 by the National Trust in 1985)
Marks and inscriptions
Mrs Nichs. Mosley 1715 (inscribed top left)
Makers and roles
style of Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743), artist