Jane Octavia Elton, Mrs William Brookfield (1821-1896)
Albert Ludovici the elder (1820-1894)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1859 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
533 x 432 mm (21 x 17 in)
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Clevedon Court, North Somerset
NT 624170
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Jane Octavia Elton, Mrs William Brookfield (1821-1896) by Albert Ludovici (1820-1894), signed and dated 1859. A portrait of the eighth and youngest daughter of Sir Charles Abraham Elton, 6th Bt (1778-1953) and Sarah Smith (1782-1830) as a young woman in a painted oval, turned slightly to the left, looking to the right. She has dark hair and wears a black dress, buttoned to the neck with a small brooch, the dress has a small lace collar. Indistinct background. She married the Rev. William Henry Brookfield (1809-1874)
Provenance
Purchased from Lady Margaret Ann Elton (1915 – 1995), 1981 with the help of grants from the V&A Purchase Fund and the NHMF
Makers and roles
Albert Ludovici the elder (1820-1894) , artist