A Young Girl of the Vernon Family
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1700
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
495 x 406 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653232
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Young Girl of the Vernon Family, British (English) School, circa 1700. A half-length portrait of a girl with a small dog in a landscape, possibly George Vernon's 'Sister Bett:' (Elizabeth Vernon b.1671, younger sister of his third wife). She is wearing a russet coloured dress with blue wrap and lace collar and cuffs. Late 17th century carved gilt wood frame.
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)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist John Closterman (Osnabrück 1660 - London 1711), artist