The Hon. Rebecca Clive, Mrs Robinson (1760-1795)
Anna Tonelli (Florence c.1763 – Florence 1846)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1797
Materials
pastel, paper, glass & giltwood
Measurements
245 mm (H); 197 mm (W); 340 mm (H); 300 mm (W)
Place of origin
Walcot
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Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180505
Caption
Like many of Anna Tonelli’s pastels at Powis, this portrait of Rebecca Clive dates from her time with the family in England. An inscription on the reverse reads: ‘Anna Tonelli copied at Walcot 1797’. Walcot Hall was purchased by Clive of India in 1764 and the estate remained in the family for nearly 200 years. Tonelli evidently spent some time there, producing portraits to add to the series begun by Hugh Douglas Hamilton.
Summary
Pastel on paper, The Hon. Rebecca Clive, Mrs Robinson (1760-1795), by Anna Tonelli (Florence c.1763 – Florence 1846). Oval. Head and shoulders portrait to left with black hair and in a white headband. Probably copied from a portrait in the Clive Museum at Powis (D.11). Inscription - Verso 'Anna Tonelli copied at Walcot 1797'.
Provenance
Brought to Powis Castle from Walcot Hall in 1930. Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax and conveyed to National Trust ownership on 29th November 1963.
Marks and inscriptions
Anna Tonelli copied at Walcot 1797
Makers and roles
Anna Tonelli (Florence c.1763 – Florence 1846)
References
Conroy, Rachel, Women Artists and Designers at the National Trust, 2025, pp. 86-89