Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, Lady Ponsonby (1723-1796)
attributed to Jeremiah Davison (c.1695 - 1745)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1743 - circa 1750
Materials
Oil on canvas (oval)
Measurements
680 x 580 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129189
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, Lady Ponsonby (1723-1796), attributed to Jeremiah Davison (c.1695-1745), circa 1743/50. An oval, half-length portrait of the wife of the Hon. John Ponsonby, turned to right, wearing feathered hat, white blouse with frilled collar and black cloak.
Provenance
In Agar-Ellis 1817 catalogue of Hardwick Hall; thence By inheritance until, following the death of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895 - 1950), Hardwick Hall and its contents were accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of death duties and transferred to the National Trust, in 1959
Credit line
Hardwick Hall, The Devonshire Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
upper left Lady Betty Ponsonby
Makers and roles
attributed to Jeremiah Davison (c.1695 - 1745), artist previously catalogued as attributed to George Knapton (London 1698 - London 1778), artist