Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland (1640-1709) as a Shepherdess (after William Sherwin)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1670 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
743 x 622 mm (29 1/4 x 24 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 355542
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland (1640-1709) as a Shepherdess (after William Sherwin), British (English) School, late 17th century. A head-and-shoulders portrait, red and white dress, in wide-brimmed crimson sunhat, pearl necklace, her head resting on her right hand, a shepherdess's crook leaning against her shoulder. Reduced from a larger picture.
Provenance
Bequeathed with the hall and contents by Philip,11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940)
Credit line
Blickling Hall, The Lothian Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist after William Sherwin (Wellington 1645 - 1711), engraver (printmaker) after Jacob Huysmans (Antwerp c.1630 – London 1696), artist