An Unknown Lady
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1650
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1245 x 991 mm (49 x 39 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 996281
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Lady, British (English School), 1650s. A three-quarter-length portrait of a lady, in brown/gold dress with blue shawl.
Provenance
Given by Matilda Theresa Talbot (formerly Gilchrist-Clark) (1871 – 1958), who gave the Abbey, the village of Lacock and the rest of the estate to the National Trust in 1944, along with 96 of the family portraits and other pictures, in 1948
Credit line
Lacock Abbey, The Talbot Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist possibly John Hayls (fl.before 1641 – London 1679), artist previously catalogued as school of Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), artist