Frances Twysden, Countess of Jersey (1753-1821)
Ozias Humphry RA (Honiton 1742 – London 1810)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1772
Materials
Ivory, Tortoiseshell, Wood
Measurements
198 x 175 mm
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 772583
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour wash on ivory, Frances Twysden, Countess of Jersey (1753-1821) by miniature, by Ozias Humphry RA (Honiton 1742 – London 1810). 1772. Three-quarter-length portrait, seated, left profile, her chin resting on her right hand, her legs crossed. Elaborately dressed hair, long dress.
Provenance
Part of the Jersey bequest, March 1993
Marks and inscriptions
In ink, on the reverse 'Countess of Jersey / Ozias Humphery / 1743 to 1810'; modern gummed/adhesive lable on reverse 'AD14'
Makers and roles
Ozias Humphry RA (Honiton 1742 – London 1810)