An Unknown Lady in an Orange Dress with a Lap Dog
follower of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1735 - 1740
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1257 x 1003 mm (49 1/2 x 39 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Middlethorpe Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 1548248
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Lady in an Orange Dress with a Lap Dog, follower of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646/9 - London 1723), previously attributed to Herman van der Myn (Amsterdam 1684 - London 1741), circa 1735/40. A three-quarter-length portrait, standing by a stone balustrade, wearing a gold-coloured dress, an urn to her right, an obelisk beyond.
Provenance
Became the property of the National Trust, by donation, with all profits henceforward benefiting the houses and the charity, from Historic House Hotels Ltd and all its interests in Hartwell House, Bodysgallen Hall and Midddlethorpe Hall, in September 2008
Makers and roles
follower of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist attributed to Herman van der Myn (Amsterdam 1684 - London 1741), artist