Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (after Reni)
Georgiana Chatterton, Lady Chatterton (1806 - 1876)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1826 - 1876
Materials
Oil on paper
Measurements
114 x 140 mm
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Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 343524
Summary
Oil painting on paper, Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (after Reni) by Henrietta Georgiana Marcia Lascelles Iremonger, Lady Chatterton (1806 -1876). A square-framed oval. Salome's head and shoulders are seen, turned towards the right. She holds the platter with the severed head with both hands out to the right. She wears an orange bodice with flowing pink sleeves and a white turban on her head.
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
Georgiana Chatterton, Lady Chatterton (1806 - 1876), artist