Mary Compton, Countess of Dorset (d.1691)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1670 - 1691
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1300 x 1070 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Knole, Kent
NT 129920
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Mary Compton, Countess of Dorset (d.1691) by Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646/9 - London 1723). Three-quarter-length portrait of a young woman, seated, turned slightly to the right, gazing to the left, wearing a gold decollete dress and ermine-trimmed cloak.
Provenance
On loan from the Trustees of the Sackville Estate
Makers and roles
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist