Called Louisa Anne Staples, Lady Pakenham (m. 1783 - d. 1833), but really The Hon. Elizabeth Molesworth, The Hon. Mrs James Stewart (1751 - 1835)
Hugh Douglas Hamilton (Dublin 1739/40 - Dublin 1808)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1770 - 1808
Materials
Pastel on paper
Measurements
248 x 198 mm
Order this imageCollection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 215955
Summary
Pastel on paper (oval), Called Louisa Anne Staples, Lady Pakenham (m. 1783 - d. 1833), but really The Hon. Elizabeth Molesworth, The Hon. Mrs James Stewart (1751 - 1835) by Hugh Douglas Hamilton (Dublin 1736 – Dublin 1808). A half-length portrait of a woman, seated in buttoned chair, and turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a blue dress with white wrap and shawl, black ribbon choker and white 'oyster' cap with blue ribbon.
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 1957 from William Lowry Lenox-Conyngham (1903–1957), shortly before his death, along with the other contents of Springhill
Makers and roles
Hugh Douglas Hamilton (Dublin 1739/40 - Dublin 1808), artist