Mary Richmond (1739-1794)
John Astley (Wem 1724 - Cheshire 1787)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1759
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499947
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Mary Richmond (1739 - 1794) by John Astley (1724 - 1787), 1759. A painted oval half-length portrait of a young woman, facing, head turned slightly to the left,gazing to the left, with brown hair dressed with pearls and a black choker. She wears a crimson dress embroidered with green and gold, with a black stomacher decorated with rosettes and pearls; the neckline is trimmed with lace. A rope of pearls runs from her left shoulder to her bosom.
Provenance
This painting, with eight others, was presented by Sir Bruce Richmond in 1959. All these portraits belonged to the Reverend Legh Richmond, grandson of Legh Richmond, the Rector of Stockport and great grandfather of Sir Bruce who gave the pictures to the Trust for exhibition at Lyme. NT 499943 and NT 499944 passed to a younger son, whose daughter married the 10th Lord Belhaven and left the pictures to Sir Bruce Ingram, the remainder descended directly to this donor.
Marks and inscriptions
W[ ]LL / LINER (stamped below R.Watson label)
Makers and roles
John Astley (Wem 1724 - Cheshire 1787), artist