Frances Brooke, Lady Whitmore (d.1690) (after Sir Peter Lely)
Thomas Watson (London 1748/50 - Westminster 1781)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1778
Materials
Ink on paper glazed in a wooden frame
Measurements
590 x 470 mm
Place of origin
Unknown
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 813705
Summary
Print, engraving, Frances Brooke, Lady Whitmore (1640 - c.1690) (after Sir Peter Lely) by Thomas Watson (London 1743 - London 1781). After the original portrait of Lady Whitmore by Sir Peter Lely. Three-quarter length, seated in landscape setting. Wearing long gown, holding her mantle up to her chest, her elbow resting on a rocky ledge.
Provenance
Dudmaston collection.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom middle: 'Published Jan 1st 1778, for T.Walton No.142 and W.Shropshire, No.158 New Bond Street, London'
Makers and roles
Thomas Watson (London 1748/50 - Westminster 1781), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist