Mary Lake, Duchess of Chandos (1668-1712)
John Riley (London 1646 – London 1691)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1690
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1232 x 990 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884956
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Mary Lake, Duchess of Chandos (1668 -1712) by John Riley (London 1646 – London 1691), circa 1690. A three-quarter length portrait, standing half right, head facing, by a sculptured stone fountain, a shell in her left hand, wearing a reddish-brown dress edged with pearls, and blue cloak.
Provenance
Possibly in Dunham Massey inventories of 1769 and 1776; in 1885 inventory; by descent, until given by 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
(on label on front of painting) Duchess of Chandos/WISSING
Makers and roles
John Riley (London 1646 – London 1691)