Lady Elizabeth Christiana Hervey, Lady Elizabeth Foster, later Duchess of Devonshire (1759-1824)
John Downman, RA (Ruabon, North Wales 1750 – Wrexham 1824)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pastel on paper
Measurements
110 x 87 mm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851921
Summary
Portrait miniature, pastel on paper, Lady Elizabeth Christiana Hervey, Lady Elizabeth Foster, later Duchess of Devonshire (1759-1824) by John Downman, RA (Ruabon, North Wales, 1750 – Wrexham 1824). Half-length portrait of a young woman, left profile, wearing a pale grey dress. Dark eyes, powdered hair or wig tied with blue ribbon, florid complexion.
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. Francis Wellesley sale, Sotheby's June 1920.
Makers and roles
John Downman, RA (Ruabon, North Wales 1750 – Wrexham 1824), miniaturist