Lady Catherine Bligh, Lady Charles Stewart (1774-1812)
Anne Mee (London c.1760 – Hammersmith 1851)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1804 - 1865 (and)
Materials
Watercolour on ivory, glass, gold, hair.
Measurements
109 x 82 mm
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220844
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour painting on ivory, Lady Catherine Bligh, Lady Charles Stewart (1774-1812) by Anne Mee (London c.1760 – Hammersmith 1851) and James Heath Millington (Cork 1799 – Bayswater 1872), circa 1804 and 1865. Oval. Half-length portrait of a young woman, turned to the left, gazing upwards, leaning on a harp, in a gld dress. Enormous grey eyes, black hair in curls, rosy face. Tempestuous sky background.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009), 1976.
Marks and inscriptions
On paper within frame reverse: The Neck and Throat Painted by J.H.Millington, London 1865
Makers and roles
Anne Mee (London c.1760 – Hammersmith 1851), artist James Heath Millington (Cork 1799 – Bayswater 1872) , artist