Called Elizabeth Allen, Mrs Edward Dryden
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
77 x 61 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494933
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Called Elizabeth Allen, Mrs Edward Dryden. Painted oval. Half-length portrait of a young woman, turned slightly to the right, gazing at the spectator, head inclined to the left, light-brown hair dressed high, wearing a blue gown over a white chemise with a red velvet cloak lined with ermine draped over her left shoulder, a fold of which she holds in her right hand.
Provenance
On loan as part of the Dryden Discretionary Settlement
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist