Self-portrait
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1885 (inscribed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas (?) (oval)
Measurements
400 x 286 mm (15 3/4 x 11 1/4 in)
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Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 343194
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.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), Self-portrait by Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1830-1923), inscribed and dated 1885. An oval framed, bust-length self-portrait with the sitter turned towards the right and looking out beyond the spectator. She wears a dark green dress with a white lace collar and her hair is dressed with a net and pearls. A painting hangs on the wall behind her. She was the daughter of Abraham Orpen and married firstly 1867 Marmion Edward Ferrers (1813-1884) and secondly in 1885 Edward Henege Dering (1826-1892). Retained Baddesly Clinton for her lifetime
Makers and roles
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923), artist