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Portrait of a Lady
Artist: WILSON, Richard (1714-1782
Richard Wilson, originally from Montgomeryshire, is often called ‘the Father of British landscapes’ for the key role he played in the development of the tradition, though he initially trained as a portrait painter. He became the first major artist to popularize images of Wales that went beyond topographical accuracy.
Caiff Richard Wilson, sy’n wreiddiol o Sir Drefaldwyn, ei alw’n aml yn ‘Dad tirluniau Prydain’ am y rôl allweddol a chwaraeodd yn natblygiad y traddodiad, er iddo hyfforddi fel peintiwr portreadau i gychwyn. Ef oedd yr artist mawr cyntaf i boblogeiddio delweddau o Gymru oedd yn mynd y tu hwnt i gywirdeb topograffaidd.)
This sitter is presumed to be Miss Mary Jenkins (1731-1790), whose family owned Priston Manor, Somerset. Richard Wilson also painted her sister Elizabeth in 1750, the same year he began his Grand Tour of Italy. The setting shows an interior space, with Wilson’s use of light illuminating her youthful features as her outstretched hand holds flowers. She is dressed in a typical Van Dyck style, common with eighteenth-century portraitists, with her black gown, pink bows and white ermine collar.
Image: By kind permission of Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. © Unknown. If you have any information that may assist us in identifying a © holder, please contact image.licensing@museumwales.ac.uk
Image: By kind permission of Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. © Unknown. If you have any information that may assist us in identifying a © holder, please contact image.licensing@museumwales.ac.uk
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 11411
Creation/Production
WILSON, Richard
Role: Artist
Date: 1750 ca
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of Art Fund, 30/3/2017
Purchased with support from The Art Fund
Measurements
Height: 127.8cm
Width: 101.7cm
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil paint
Location
Gallery 04
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