Mary Blanche Bulwer, Mrs Augustine Earle Lloyd Bulwer (1809-1904)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1827
Materials
Watercolour on card
Measurements
132 x 110 x 7 mm
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1336413
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on card, Mary Blanche Bulwer, Mrs Augustine Earle Lloyd Bulwer (1809-1904), British (English) School, 1827. Rectangular. Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, wearing a white dress with a blue sash forming a high waistband and a black ribbon around her neck. Blue eyes, fair, tightly curled hair, pale face, aged 18. Blue and pink background. Brown wooden frame, inscriptions on the reverse include 'Mary Blanche Bulwer Aet. 18 1827 Dau rev. Ed. Bulwer' and 'Bridal dress of white embroidery in hair box with lace.'
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Mary Blanche Bulwer Aeg. 18 1827 Dau rev. Ed. Bulwer (on back)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, miniaturist