Possibly Anne Talbot, Lady Ivory (1665 - 1720)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1720 - circa 1730
Materials
oil on canvas
Measurements
743 x 610 mm (29 1/4 x 24 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 996337
Caption
Anne Ivory was the daughter of Sir John Talbot (1630 – 1714), owner of Lacock, and his second wife, Barbara Slingbsy. She married Sir John Ivory (1655-95), of New Ross, County Wexford. Their son, John Ivory Talbot (?1691 – 1772) inherited the house and estate directly from his grandfather.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Possibly Anne Talbot, Lady Ivory (1665-1720), British (English) School, circa 1720-1730. A painted oval half-length portrait of the daughter of Sir John Talbot (1630 – 1714) and his second wife, Barbara Slingbsy, turned slightly to the right, her head turned slightly to the left, wearing a loose blue dress. She was the wife of Sir John Ivory (1655 – 1695) and their son, John Ivory Talbot inherited the house and estate directly from his grandfather, Sir John Talbot, and their daughter, Barbara, married Henry Davenport (1677 – 1731). cf. the inscribed portrait of Anne Ivory (no.68).
Provenance
given by Matilda Theresa Talbot (formerly Gilchrist-Clarke) (1871 – 1958), who gave Lacock Abbey, its essential contents, and the village and estate of Lacock to the National Trust in 1944, and the pictures in 1948.
Credit line
Lacock Abbey, The Talbot Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743), artist