Elizabeth Mitton, Lady Wilbraham (c.1640-1703)
Richard Gibson (1605/15 - 1690)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1662
Materials
Watercolour on vellum
Measurements
105 mm (H)122 mm (W)
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140198
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on vellum, Elizabeth Mitton, Lady Wilbraham (c.1640-1703) by Richard Gibson (Cumberland 1615 – London 1690). 1662. Oval. Head and shoulders to left in a black low-cut dress fastened with a gold chain over a white chemise, pearl necklace and ear-drop. Grey eyes, long fair hair in ringlets, pale smiling face modelled with short, blue diagonal strokes, aged about 25. Golden brown background.
Makers and roles
Richard Gibson (1605/15 - 1690), artist