An Unknown Lady, possibly Margaret Hardwick, Lady Bourchier (d.1689) or Elizabeth Clavering
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1680 - circa 1685
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
686 x 590 mm (27 x 23 1/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 1191210
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Lady, possibly Margaret Hardwick, Lady Bourchier (d.1689) or Elizabeth Clavering, British (English) School, circa 1680/1685. A head-and-shoulders oval portrait of an as-yet unidentified lady, probably a member of the Bourchier family, turned to the right, her head facing, wearing a white dress and a pale mauve and gold cloak.
Provenance
Found at property; accepted in lieu of tax from HM Treasury, from the estate of Lady Chesterfield (1878 -1957), in 1958
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to John Michael Wright (bap. London 1617 - London 1694), artist previously catalogued as attributed to John Verelst (fl. 1698 - London 1734), artist