Mary Napier, Lady Myddelton (1598-1675) as a Widow
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1670
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1010 x 900 x 40 mm
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1171113
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Mary Napier, Lady Myddelton (1598-1675) as a widow, English School, circa 1670. A half-length painted oval portrait of a mature woman, turned slightly to left, gazing at spectator, wearing a black widow’s peak. Dressed in black with a wide oval linen collar and a larger gauze collar tied with bows, and wearing a single strand pearl collar necklace and pearl earrings. After the three-quarter-length portrait, NT 1171158.
Full description
Associated with Chirk Castle
Provenance
Probably commissioned, circa 1670, by the sitter, second wife and widow of Thomas Myddleton II and mother of Thomas Myddelton IIII; thence by descent; with some of the contents, in 1978, that were acquired along with Chirk Castle from Lt-Col Ririd Myddelton (1902–1988) by the National Land Fund and handed, on loan for 99 years, to the Secretary of State for Wales (In 1981 Chirk was transferred into the ownership of the National Trust). On loan to the Trust from Guy Charles Myddelton. Gifted to Guy C Myddelton from Captain David Myddelton in 2010. Purchased by the National Trust from Mr Guy Myddleton in 2023.
Credit line
Chirk Castle, The Myddelton Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School