Mary Dickinson, Viscountess Clifden of Gowran (1853 - 1921)
Henry Weigall (London 1829 - Ramsgate 1925)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1878
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
610 x 483 mm (24 x 19 in) (oval)
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884904
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Mary Dickinson, Viscountess Clifden of Gowran (1853 - 1921) by Henry Weigall (London 1829 - Ramsgate 1925), 1878. A head and shoulder framed oval portrait of the 6th Viscountess wearing a high-necked blouse with broach at the neck.
Provenance
Given by the sitter's son, Gerald, 7th Viscount Clifden (1883-1966), with the transfer of the house to the National Trust in 1953
Credit line
Lanhydrock, The Robartes Collection (The National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: On frame label: MARY w. of Thomas Charles, 6th Viscount Clifden/WEIGALL Verso: In ink on stretcher: Mary, wife of the 2nd Lord Robartes / painted by H. Weigall Esqre. October 1893 Verso: Five times impressed with the stamp of Harris & Sons, Fine Art Dealers, 70 George St., Plymouth.
Makers and roles
Henry Weigall (London 1829 - Ramsgate 1925), artist