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., Maria, Countess Waldegrave, dressed in mauve, when the widow of James Waldegrave, Earl Waldegrave. Hone painted his miniature after the Sir Joshua Reynolds portrait in the Euston Hall Collection, Suffolk (Mannings, D. Sir Joshua Reynolds, number 1900)., Signed by the artist with monogram, lower right., Date of the minature is based on the Reynolds portrait., Portrait set in gilt metal locket with burnished glass bezel and ridged case edge. The initials MW are engraved on the verso beneath a coronet., and 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).
Maria Walpole when the Countess Waldegrave with pearl choker
Description:
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., Maria, Countess Waldegrave, dressed in a pink robe, and wearing a pearl choker., Enclosed in a burnished bezel locket, engraved on the reverse with the initials MCW surmounted by a coronet., and 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).
Maria Walpole as the Duchess of Gloucester and William Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Description:
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., Two ivories back to back in a hinged locket case; neither is signed by the artist., and 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).
Subject (Name):
Maria, Duchess of Gloucester, 1736-1807, and William Henry, Prince, Duke of Gloucester, 1743-1805,
Maria Walpole when the Duchess of Gloucester in a blue dress
Description:
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.", and 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).
Title supplied by catalogue raisonné., Translated title supplied by curator., Date and place of publication supplied by catalogue raisonné., In pencil lower right margin: A Besnard., State supplied by curator., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Morphine abuse, Drug addiction, Women, and Feathers
Bust portrait of an elderly lady of demure appearance in profile to the right. Her hair is dressed with two side curls, partly covered by a cap. The shoulders and bust are small in proportion to the head.--British Museum online catalogue and Head-and-shoulder portrait of an elderly demure looking lady in profile to the right. Her hair is dressed with two side curls and partially covered by a cap
A caricature of an elderly woman, shown full-length, walking in profile to the left and holding a folded fan in her hand. A tiny dog (sheep?) follows behind her
Description:
Title, date, and artist attribution suggested by curator. and For further information, consult library staff.
White, Charles William, active 1775-1807, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1783]
Call Number:
Folio 75 B87 770 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Page 99. Bunbury album.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A young woman standing whole-length to front in a checked skirt, head turned in profile to left and wearing a bonnet, holding a straw hat in her right hand and the other resting at her waist; after a drawing by Henry William Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Description:
Title from earlier state., Artist and printmaker from statements of responsibility on earlier state: H.W. Bunbury Esqr. delt. ; C.W. White sculpt., Later state, with image reduced to an oval and background elements added. For an earlier state published 28 March 1783 by C.W. White, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1940,1109.114., Sheet trimmed to oval shape along border of image, with possible loss of text., Illustration to John Gay's Trivia, or, The art of walking the streets of London., and Mounted on page 99 of: Bunbury album.
