Hazel Jenner Martyn, Lady Lavery (1880-1935)
Sir John Lavery (Belfast 1856 - Kilkenny 1941)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
343 x 292 mm (13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Mount Stewart
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1219971
Caption
Sir John Lavery had an immensely successful career as a fashionable portraitist, particularly of women, painting in a dashing and fluid style. His wife Hazel - pictured here - was a noted beauty and her husband's muse. John gave her an orchid daily, as can be seen in the picture. Hazel was chosen to be the figure of Ireland on the Republic's bank note. She and John stayed with the Londonderry family on a number of occasions in the 1920s and 1930s.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Hazel Jenner Martyn, Lady Lavery (1880-1935) by Sir John Lavery (Belfast 1856 - Kilkenny 1941), signed at top right corner: J. Lavery. A small half-length portrait of the artist's wife, Hazel, turned to her right, her head turned to her left, in a black hat and fur wrap, with a white orchid, against a dark background.
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976, then accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013.
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
J. Lavery (top right)
Makers and roles
Sir John Lavery (Belfast 1856 - Kilkenny 1941), artist