Elizabeth, wife of Bishop of Derry and her daughter Elizabeth
Dorofield Hardy (active 1882 – 1920)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1909
Materials
Canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1018 mm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851829
Summary
Painting. Portrait of Elizabeth, wife of Bishop of Derry, and her daughter Elizabeth, by Dorofield Hardy. The mother seated on a red upholstered chair with moulded wooden frame. She has short, straight brown hair, and is wearing a lace headdress tied below her chin, and a long green dress with matching ribbon edging and long lace cuffs from the elbows. The child has short brown hair and is wearing a whitish cap edged with lace and with a red bow in the centre. She has a white bodice with a red sash and brown skirt. Both are pointing to an open book resting on the mother's knees. Bookmark annotated 'Au de Bittie Px'. Signed, bottom right 'Dorofield Hardy, 1909'. Unframed. A copy of ICK/P/134b in Museum Room.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed bottom right 'Dorofield Hardy, 1909'.
Makers and roles
Dorofield Hardy (active 1882 – 1920)