Called Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), possibly Mary Nevill Fiennes, Lady Dacre (1524-c.1576)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 584 mm (29 1/2 x 23 in)
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932298
Caption
Lady Jane’s connection with the Stamford Greys is through her uncle, John Grey, who was great-grandfather of the 1st Earl of Stamford. She was proclaimed Queen in 1553 on the death of Edward VI, but was deposed and beheaded after a reign of only two weeks. The only accepted likeness of Lady Jane is in the National Portrait Gallery, to which this bears no resemblance.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Called Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), possibly Mary Nevill Fiennes, Lady Dacre, British (English) School, 18th century. A three-quarter-length portrait of a woman, facing, head turned slightly to the left, the index finger of her left hand is inserted in a book which she is holding.
Provenance
Probably commissioned by or for Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford for Enville Hall; bequeathed to the National Trust with the house, estate and all the contents of Dunham Massey by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896 - 1976)
Marks and inscriptions
(labelled)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Hans Eworth (Antwerp c.1525 – ?London after 1578), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543), artist
References
Edwards 2013 J. Stephan Edwards, 'A Life framed in portrits An Early portroat of Mary Nevill Fiennes, Lady Dacre', The British Art Journal, Volume XIV no. 2, Autumn 201, pp. 14 - 20