Frances Talbot, Countess of Morley (1782-1857)
Frederick Richard Say (1805-1860)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1830
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
914 x 711 mm (36 x 28 in)
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Saltram, Devon
NT 872551
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Frances Talbot, Countess of Morley (1782-1857) by Frederick Richard Say (1805-1860), inscribed on frame: Frances, Ist Countess of Morley 1782-1857 Frederick Say. A nearly three-quarter-length portrait of Frances Talbot, seated to left, wearing black, her right arm resting on a sill, (pentiment of curtain). One of two companion pictures of The Earl and The Countess.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust as part of the endowment by Montagu Brownlow Parker, 5th Earl of Morley (1878-1962)
Credit line
Saltram, The Morley Collection (The National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Inscribed on frame: Frances, Ist Countess of Morley 1782-1857 Frederick Say
Makers and roles
Frederick Richard Say (1805-1860), artist