An Unknown Lady
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1630 - 1639
Materials
Oil on canvas (oval)
Measurements
737 x 578 mm (29 x 22 3/4 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 996339
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), An Unknown Lady, attributed to John Hayls (active 1651-d.1679), 1630s. A half-length portrait of a young woman, turned slightly to the left but looking towards the viewer, with dark hair curled into ringlets. She wears a pale green dress with a pearl necklace and earrings.
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 attributed to John Hayls (fl.before 1641 – London 1679), artist