Blanche Wodehouse, Lady Astley (m. 1661)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1660
Materials
Oil on canvas
Place of origin
England
Collection
Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland
NT 1276998
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Blanche Wodehouse, Lady Astley (m. 1661) Portrait, seated wearing pearls and a blue dress. Blanche Wodehouse was the 1st daughter of Sir Philip Wodehouse, 3rd Bt of Kimberley and Lucy Cotton, daughter of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Bt of Connington. She married Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Bt, son of Edward Astley and Elizabeth Astley, on 6 February 1661 at Kimberley, Norfolk.
Credit line
Seaton Delaval, The Hastings Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Front, lower, proper right: Wooden button, painted gold, 31 painted in black, attached to frame
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist