Lady Henrietta Antonia Clive, later Countess of Powis (1758-1830)
Anna Tonelli (Florence c.1763 – Florence 1846)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1788
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
89 mm (H); 244 mm (H); 213 mm (W)
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Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181045
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, Lady Henrietta Antonia Clive, later Countess of Powis (1758-1830) by Anna Tonelli (Florence c.1763 – Florence 1846).Circular. c.1788. Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman, turned to the right, gazing to the right, wearing a grey-ivory dress and white fichu, curled powdered hair falling in tresses on her shoulders. Brown background. Based on the pastel by Hugh Douglas Hamilton (Dublin 1736 – Dublin 1808) (CMS.1180770)
Provenance
Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax, placed on long term loan to the National Trust, then gifted to National Trust on 26th March 1991.
Makers and roles
Anna Tonelli (Florence c.1763 – Florence 1846), artist after Hugh Douglas Hamilton (Dublin 1739/40 - Dublin 1808), artist
References
Archer, Rowell and Skelton 1987 Mildred Archer, Christopher Rowell, and Robert Skelton, Treasures from India: The Clive Collection at Powis Castle, London, 1987, p.137, no.230 Chu 2018 John Chu, ‘Game of Thrones in an 'Asiatic World': Henrietta Clive and Anna Tonelli in British India’, National Trust Historic Houses & Collections Annual, 2018, pp.40-1