Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth (1649–1734)
Henri Gascar (Paris 1634/5 - Rome 1701)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1670 - 1701
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1016 x 781 mm (40 x 30 ¾ in)
Order this imageCollection
Castle Coole, County Fermanagh
NT 227686
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth (1649–1734) by Henri Gascars (Paris 1634 – Rome 1701). A three-quarter-length portrait of Louise De Kerouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, mother of the first Duke of Richmond, seated, in a white dress and a red mantle holding a dove, her left arm resting on a crimson cushion.
Provenance
On loan from John, Earl of Belmore
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: label on back: Louise de Querouille Dutchess of Portsmouth (Sir Peter Lily)
Makers and roles
Henri Gascar (Paris 1634/5 - Rome 1701), artist