The Madonna of the Rocks (after Leonardo)
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1850 - 1923
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
978 x 1854 mm (38 1/2 x 73 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 343192
Caption
Rebecca Orpen was a talented amateur artist who married Marmion Edward Ferrers (1813-84) of Baddesley Clinton. She was prolific, working in both oil and watercolour, and much of her work remains in the house today. She and her husband lived at Baddesley with her aunt, Lady Chatterton and her husband, Edward Heneage Dering. They became known as ‘The Quartet’, revelling in art, history and their religion. On the death of their spouses, Rebecca and Edward Dering were married. This is a copy of the central portion of Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Virgin with the Infant Saint John the Baptist adoring the Christ Child accompanied by an Angel' ('The Virgin of the Rocks') held by the National Gallery, London (inventory number NG1093).
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Madonna of the Rocks (after Leonardo) by Rebecca Dulcibella Ferrers Orpen, later Mrs Edward Dering (1830 – 1923).
Provenance
Acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980
Credit line
Baddesley Clinton, The Ferrers Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980)
Makers and roles
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923), artist