Lady Martha Cranfield, Countess of Monmouth (1601-1667)

British (English) School
National Trust Inventory Number 836136

Category Paintings
Date 1730 - 1769
Materials Oil on canvas
Measurements 762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
Collection Castle Ward, County Down (Accredited Museum)
On show at Castle Ward, County Down, Northern Ireland, National Trust

Summary description

Oil painting on canvas, Lady Martha Cranfield, Countess of Monmouth (1601-1667), British (English) School, mid-17th century. A half-length portrait of Lady Monmouth, facing left, rust and black dress, dark curly hair to shoulders.

Provenance

Purchased from the Edward Ward, 7th Viscount Bangor (1903 – 1993) in 1967 with a grant from the Ulster Land Fund

Marks and inscriptions

COUNTESS OF MONMOUTH (on lower left hand side)

Makers and roles

British (English) School, artist
previously attributed to manner of Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), artist

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