An Unknown Widow
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1650
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
756 x 622 mm (29 3/4 x 24 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 792026
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Widow, British (English) School, circa 1650. Painted oval. Half-length portrait of a widow, gturned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, dressed in black, with plain broad lawn collar, and black hood with a glimpse of light brown hair at the brow, wearing a jewel of three diamond loops round a ruby, and a jet necklace.
Provenance
Bequeathed to Scotney Castle by Christopher Edward Clive Hussey (1899-1970)
Credit line
Scotney Castle, The Hussey Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist