An Unknown Woman, called Margaret Godman, Mrs John William Watson (d.1922)
manner of Sir Francis Grant PRA (Kilgraston 1803 - Melton Mowbray 1878)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1840 - 1850
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
920 x 620 mm; 1010 mm (Height); 900 mm (Width)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230268
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Woman, called Margaret Godman, Mrs John William Watson (d.1922), manner of Sir Francis Grant PRA (Kilgraston 1803 - Melton Mowbray 1878), circa 1840-50. A half-length portrait of a woman, seated and turned slightly to the left, facing the viewer, wearing a dark dress with a white lace collar, a white lace bonnet, and a fur stole. The sitter in this portrait has been identified as Margaret Godman, the wife of John William Watson (1827-1909), and the mother of the second owner of Cragside, William Watson-Armstrong (1863-1941). However, the style of the portrait suggests that it was painted around 1840-50, and the woman looks as though she is in her middle age, making her a member of an earlier generation than Margaret Godman.
Provenance
Armstrong collection; transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Credit line
Cragside, The Armstrong Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1977)
Makers and roles
manner of Sir Francis Grant PRA (Kilgraston 1803 - Melton Mowbray 1878), artist previously catalogued as attributed to British (English) School, artist