An Unknown Lady, perhaps Mary Wynter, Mrs William Blathwayt (1650-1691)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1690
Materials
Oil on vellum
Measurements
76 x 64 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453445.1
Summary
Portrait miniature, oil painting on vellum, An Unknown Lady perhaps Mary Wynter, Mrs William Blathwayt (1650-1691), British (English) School, c.1690. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman, head turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, in a white shift and dark cloak over her bare shoulders. Brown eyes, long bnrown hair, aged about 40. Central figure in case no.2, 12.50 in. (Old DYR.P.4.b)
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1956 and given to Dyrham Park in 1661
Makers and roles
British (English) School, miniaturist