Henrietta Shelley, Countess of Onslow (1731-1809)
attributed to Francis Cotes (London 1726 - London 1770)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
circa 1765 - 1770
Materials
Pastel on paper in gilt wood frame.
Measurements
616 x 489 mm (24 1/4 x 19 1/4 in)
Order this imageCollection
Clandon Park, Surrey
NT 1441472
Summary
[Destroyed in the fire of 2015] Pastel on paper, Henrietta Shelley, Countess of Onslow (1731-1809), attributed to Francis Cotes (London 1726 - London 1770), circa 1765-1770. She was married to George, 1st Earl of Onslow, in 1753. Previously catalogued as by John Russell (Guildford 1745 – Hull 1806); see Neil Jeffares, "Francis Cotes II", Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, London, 2006; online edition [http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/Cotes1.pdf], p. 12, no. J.243.5455.
Provenance
Accepted by the Treasury in lieu of Estate Duty on the death of Lady Iveagh in 1968 and transferred to the National Trust (1968 Schedule B)
Makers and roles
attributed to Francis Cotes (London 1726 - London 1770), artist John Russell (Guildford 1745 – Hull 1806), artist