Barbara St John, Countess of Coventry (1737 – 1804)
Allan Ramsay (Edinburgh 1713 - Dover 1784)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1760 - 1784
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1016 x 991 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Croome Park, Worcestershire
NT 170908
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Barbara St John, Countess of Coventry (1737-1804) by Allan Ramsay (Edinburgh 1713 - Dover 1784). A half-length portrait in a white dress trimmed with lace and ribbons and blue ermine trimmed wrap, pearl earrings and drop with blue ribbon. In a sculptured cartouche with identifying inscription and red curtain drapery on the right.
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust by The Croome Heritage Trust in December 2007.
Makers and roles
Allan Ramsay (Edinburgh 1713 - Dover 1784), artist