Called Catherine "Kitty" Raftor Clive (1711 – 1785)
attributed to Thomas Frye (c.1710 - 1762)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1730 - circa 1740
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
730 x 610 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 959509
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Called Catherine "Kitty" Raftor Clive (1711 – 1785), attributed to Thomas Frye (Dublin 1710 – London 1762), circa 1730-40. A half-length portrait of a lady, said to be Kitty Clive, in grey satin dress and lace cap. Kitty Clive was a celebrated comic actress of the 18th century, working at Drury Lane and later in David Garrick's company. This portrait was acquired by Charles Winn in 1865 from 'Mr H.J. Ruddell', through the York picture dealer and restorer, William Holder, at a cost of £20, as a genuine work by William Hogarth. Like many of the paintings Charles acquired as 'Old Masters', it was actually painted by a lesser artist.
Provenance
Acquired by Charles Winn in 1865 from Mr H.J. Ruddell, through the York picture dealer and restorer, William Holder, at a cost of £20, as a genuine work by William Hogarth; purchased by the National Trust by private treaty sale from Lord St Oswald in 2010
Credit line
Nostell Priory, The St Oswald Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On a label on the bottom of the frame: HOGARTH On a label on the bottom of the frame: 300
Makers and roles
attributed to Thomas Frye (c.1710 - 1762), artist previously catalogued as circle of Bartholomew Dandridge (bap. London 1691 – London 1755), artist previously catalogued as attributed to William Hogarth (London 1697 - London 1764), artist
References
Brockwell 1915 Maurice Walter Brockwell, Catalogue of the Pictures and Other Works of Art in the Collection of Lord St Oswald at Nostell Priory, London 1915, cat.no. 300