The Misses Macdonald: Caroline Sophia Macdonald, the Hon. Mrs Charles Cust (d. 1887), Emma Hamilla Macdonald, Mrs Wodehouse (d. 1852) and Louisa Emily Macdonald, Mrs FitzRoy (d. 1897)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1830
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
965 x 1155 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 355614
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Misses Macdonald, British (English) School, circa 1830. Caroline Sophia Macdonald, the Hon. Mrs Charles Cust (d. 1887), Emma Hamilla Macdonald, Mrs Wodehouse (d. 1852), Louisa Emily Macdonald, Mrs FitzRoy (d. 1897). Louisa, Hon Mrs Fitzroy, Caroline, Hon Mrs Cust (Tiny (Ernestine Anne Porcelli-Cust) Johnston's Grandmother), Emma, Hon Mrs Kerr (?). Half-length portraits of three sisters. Sitter at left has dark hair plaited into bun, hazel eyes, wearing a green shawl with red and yellow flowers. Sitter in centre has brown hair in ringlets and plainted into a bun, eaering a white dress with blue sash, and multicoloured shawl with yellow lining, holding a sketchbook and a paintbrush. Sitter at right has dark brown hair up in a bun, wearing a white dress with striped sash, and a fur stole.
Provenance
Bequeathed with the hall and contents by Philip,11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940)
Credit line
Blickling Hall, The Lothian Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Stamped on back of canvas 'T. Brown, High Holborn', '1052'.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist