Abigail Hibbert, nee Scholey, Mrs Robert Hibbert (1721 - 1793)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
195 x 167 mm
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Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 453446
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour painting on paper, Abigail Hibbert, nee Scholey, Mrs Robert Hibbert (1721 - 1793), British (English) School, c.1780. Oval. Half-length portrait of a woman seated turnd to the right, gazing at the spectator, in a Hepplewhite chair, black dress and large white hat with black bow. Curtin and stone wall background. Frame label on reverse, Fawcett, Bear Lane, Leeds. Watercolour on paper.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1954 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961.
Marks and inscriptions
Mrs Hibbert wife of Robert Hibbert Esq. of Stockfield, Lancs. Grandmother of W.T.Hibbert of Hark Hill (frame label inscribed)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, miniaturist