Isabella May, Lady Hervey (1625-1686)
Matthew Snelling (1621 –1678)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1658
Materials
Watercolour on pasteboard
Measurements
7.3 x 5.5 cm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851863
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on pasteboard, Isabella May, Lady Hervey (1625-1686) by Matthew Snelling (1621 –1678). 1648. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, wearing a grey dress. Dark blue eyes, dark hair dressed with pearls, pearl necklace brooch, two rings on her right hand, pale complexion modelled with short blue-grey strokes. Blue sky background. Engraved on back of gold case 'Isabella daughter of Sir Humphrey May married Sir Thomas Hervey 1658 d.1686. By M. Snelling'. Painted 1648 (dated on the verso) together with companion miniature ICK/P/168.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Marks and inscriptions
Isabella daughter of Sir Humphrey May married Sir Thomas Hervey 1658 d.1686. By M. Snelling.
Makers and roles
Matthew Snelling (1621 –1678), artist