Charlotte Marion Baird, Countess of Enniskillen (1851/2- 1937)
The Hon. Henry Richard Graves (1818 - 1882)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1873 (monogrammed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1276 x 1016 mm (50 1/4 x 140 in)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Florence Court, County Fermanagh
NT 631070
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Charlotte Marion Baird, Countess of Enniskillen (1851/2- 1937) by The Hon. Henry Richard Graves (1818-1882), signed lower left in monogram HRG/1873. A three-quarter-length portrait, standing in a landscape, in profile, to left, holding letter in front of her with both hands. The silvery-white dress with black ribbons and cape, the bustle the artist added later at the sitter's request,
Provenance
Given to the National Trust by Nancy, Dowager Countess of Enniskillen (1917 – 1998) before her death, August 1997
Credit line
Florence Court, The Enniskillen Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Charlotte Marion Baird married 4th Earl of Enniskillen (label on reverse lower left)
Makers and roles
The Hon. Henry Richard Graves (1818 - 1882), artist