[Maria, Duchess of Gloucester] [art original].
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Description
- Title
- [Maria, Duchess of Gloucester] [art original].
- Alternative Title
- Maria Walpole when the Duchess of Gloucester in a blue dress
- Creator
- Shelley, Samuel, approximately 1750-1808, artist
- Contributor
- Forster, Eleanor, 1890-1971, former owner.
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1775]
- Publication Place
- England
- Description
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Maria Walpole (1736-1807) was the daughter of Sir Edward Walpole (1706-1784) and his common-law wife Dorothy Clement (1715?-1739). She married first, in 1759, James Waldegrave (1714-1763), Earl Waldegrave, and second, in 1766, Prince William Henry Hanover (1743-1805), Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh.
Artist attribution identified by Bodo Hofstetter of Christie's, 2004.
Miniature set in a case with brightwork decoration on edge band that is hinged at top. A field of woven graying brown hair and one tied lock of white hair are inside the case between the minature and the silk backing embroidered with the initials ELW (for Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave, daughter of the sitter).
Though the embroidered initials would indicate that the portrait is of Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave (1760-1816), it is believed that her portrait was removed and replaced by one of her mother; the miniature there now is smaller than the case. The woven hair is mounted on paper inscribed "Lady Laura Waldegrave's hair / AC."
For further provenance information, see the custodial history note in the Guide to the Sir Edward Walpole and Dorothy Clement Family Papers (LWL MSS 37). - Provenance
- Purchased by W. S. Lewis from Doris Haydock, 1959.
- Extent
- 1 painting : 3.5 x 4 cm
- Language
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No linguistic content
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- LWL Min. 135 Shelved in Object Room in Box 2d
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Miniatures (Paintings)
Paintings British 18th century
Portraits British 18th century
Watercolors British 18th century - Material
- watercolor on ivory ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Maria, Duchess of Gloucester, 1736-1807,
- Subject (Topic)
- Women
- Subjects
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Maria, Duchess of Gloucester, 1736-1807
Women
British > 18th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Samuel Shelley, Maria, Duchess of Gloucester. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12419683
- Object ID (OID)
- 15815224
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