An Unknown Woman, wrongly known as 'The Widow', but probably Anne Conyngham, Mrs David Butle or Elizabeth Conyngham, Lady Staples (d.1681)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1666 - 1669
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1054 x 864 mm (41 1/2 x 34 in)
Order this imageCollection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 216397
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Woman, wrongly known as 'The Widow', but probably Anne Conyngham, Mrs David Butle or Elizabeth Conyngham, Lady Staples (d.1681), British (English) School, 1666-1669. A three-quarter length portrait of a young woman, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, holding a watch in her right hand. She wears mourning, consisting of a black dress over a white chemise, cape white linen collar, and clutching a blue cloak about her. She has light brown hair just seen under a black bonnet tied under the chin. A skull on the table on the left. Dark background.
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
British (English) School, artist