Code: 3307MIPW
Dimensions:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Age: Early Victorian, 1830s/40s
Artist: Not known, unsigned
Condition: Good antique condition; authentic craquelure and some surface wear commensurate with age
Frame: Wood, gilt finish, in period, possibly original, unglazed
This is a confident and beautifully painted portrait that captures quiet dignity really effectively. The cameo brooch of the Three Graces - a classic Grand Tour souvenir - is key to the success of this picture. In itself it represents charm, beauty and creativity, while setting it so prominently within the painting suggests a woman of taste and perhaps a history of travel. Was it her? Her husband? Her son? Did something happen on the Tour?
This striking portrait is reminiscent of 19thC artists such as Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1839) with soft skin tones and an atmospheric background that makes figure 'pop'.
Portraits of this scale give an instant sense of history and 'old money' to a room. This lady doesn't just hang on a wall in a room, she presides over it.
In the detail: note how well painted the brooch is: many times this would have just been shown as a blob of paint, but here the figures of The Graces are clearly depicted and easily identified, betraying the importance of this brooch to the sitter, and its place in the narrative of this picture.
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