Dorothy Petre, Lady Wadham (1534-1618)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1595
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
885 x 715 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 485123
Summary
Oil painting on panel, Dorothy Petre, Lady Wadham (1534-1618), British (English) School, 1595. A half-length portrait, turned three-quarters left, wearing a flat black cap, white collar and a black dress. A book is in her right hand. The Petre coat-of-arms top left.
Provenance
In the collection of the 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751-1837) by 1785 thence by descent; on loan from the Egremont Private Collection
Credit line
Petworth House, The Egremont Collection
Marks and inscriptions
Lady Wadham / Aetatis- Suae 60- / Ano. Dni- 1595- (on front, top right corner)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist