Elizabeth Vernon, Viscountess Harcourt (1678-1748)
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1725
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2362 x 1422 mm (93 x 56 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653158
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Elizabeth Vernon, Viscountess Harcourt (1678-1748) by Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1656/9 – London 1743), inscribed: Elizabeth Daughter to Sir Thos. Vernon./Third Wife to the Lord Chancellor Harcourt. A full-length portrait of a young woman, standing, facing, head inclined slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, her blonde hair dressed high on her head, wearing a white satin dress with blue cloak which is draped over her left shoulder, standing in a park before a tree, leaning on a grassy knoll with anemones. Fifth daughter of Sir Thomas Vernon (d.1710) and sister-in-law and cousin to George Vernon, builder of the hall. She married Simon Harcourt, Lord Chancellor Harcourt, Viscount Harcourt, in 1724 as his third wife. She was the widow of Sir John Walter of Oxen.
Provenance
Vernon collection transferred to the Treasury in 1967 following death of 9th Lord Vernon, and transferred to The National Trust in 1967
Credit line
Sudbury Hall, The Vernon Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1967)
Marks and inscriptions
Sir Godfrey Kneller
Makers and roles
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743), artist Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist