Lady Lucy Graham, Countess of Powis (1793-1875)
Sir Francis Grant PRA (Kilgraston 1803 - Melton Mowbray 1878)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1845
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180947
Caption
Lady Lucy Graham was the daughter of the 3rd Duke of Montrose. In 1818 she married Edward, 2nd Earl of Powis. She is depicted here wearing a pink dress with a white shawl, a headdress and a string of pearls. She delicately holds a posy of blooms, carefully selected to complement the colour of her outfit. The mountainous wooded landscape behind her seems reminiscent of the Shropshire Hills, not far from Powis Castle.
Summary
Oil painting canvas, Lady Lucy Graham, Countess of Powis (1793-1875) by Sir Francis Grant, PRA (Kilgraston 1803 - Melton Mowbray 1878). A three-quarter-length portrait of the daughter of the 3rd Duke of Montrose, who married Edward, 2nd Earl of Powis in 1818. She is standing in a mountainous landscape, wearing a pink dress, with white shawl and a headress. She is carrying a posy of flowers in her left hand, crossed over her right hand, at her waist.
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. Recorded at Powis Castle in Montgomery Collections Vol VI P.148 in 1873.
Credit line
Powis Castle, The Powis Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Sir Francis Grant PRA (Kilgraston 1803 - Melton Mowbray 1878), artist
References
Steegman 1957 John Steegman, A Survey of Portraits in Welsh Houses, Vol.I: North Wales, Cardiff, 1957, no. 76