Called a Daughter of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth, either Lady Barbara Legge, later Lady Bagot (d.1765) or Lady Anne Legge, later Lady Holte (1720-1740)
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1720
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1245 x 991 mm (49 x 39 in)
Order this imageCollection
Sherborne Park Estate, Gloucestershire
NT 562409
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Called a Daughter of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth, either Lady Barbara Legge, later Lady Bagot (d.1765) or Lady Anne Legge, later Lady Holte (1720-1740) by Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1656 – London 1743), circa 1720. She is shown seated with her arm around a spaniel. Her father may have been William, 2nd Baron and 1st Earl of Darmouth (1672 - 1750) who married in 1700 and therefore she is either Lady Barbara Legge (d. 1765) who married Sir Walter Bagot, 5th Bt in 1724 or Lady Anne Legge (1720-40) who married Sir Lister Holte, 5th Bt in 1739.
Provenance
Bequest of Charles Dutton, 7th Baron Sherborne (1911 – 1982), along with the rest of the Sherborne Estate, to the National Trust in 1982
Credit line
Sherborne, The Dutton Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743), artist Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist