An Unknown Lady in White possibly Sarah Dowling, Mrs Etheridge
Mary Dowling, Mrs William Penny
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
Unknown
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
70 x 54 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 882258
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour painting on ivory, An Unknown Lady in White possibly Sarah Dowling, Mrs Etheridge by Mary Dowling (fl..1845-1846). Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a dark haired lady wearing a white dress, possibly the sister of Mary Dowling, Sarah Etheridge.
Provenance
from the bequest of Miss Kathleen Penny, Croydon, 2004, who was daughter of Arthur Pawle Penny, son of Mary, and nephew of Sarah Etheridge and Elizabeth Holmes, Mary's sister. Elizabeth married Edward Holmes who was the grandson of the Rev. Edward Holmes who married Miss Dickinson, c.1784, daughter of the Rev. Timothy Dickinson, brother of Caleb, grandfather of Mary Dickinson who married Thomas Charles, 2nd Lord Robartes and 6th Viscount Clifden. See family tree on file.
Makers and roles
Mary Dowling, Mrs William Penny, artist