An Unknown Lady in a Blue Dress
attributed to Philip Jean (St Ouen, Jersey 1755 – Hempstead, Kent 1802)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1785
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
138 x 110 mm
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Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 653225
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour painting on ivory, An Unknown Lady in a Blue Dress, attributed to Philip Jean (St Ouen, Jersey 1755 – Hempstead, Kent 1802). c.1785. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a woman, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a blue dress with a whitecollar. Powdered hair falling to nape of neck Greenish scumbled background.
Provenance
Vernon collection transferred to the Treasury in 1967 following death of 9th Lord Vernon, and transferred to The National Trust in 1967
Makers and roles
attributed to Philip Jean (St Ouen, Jersey 1755 – Hempstead, Kent 1802), miniaturist