Raynham Hall Unknown Lady English School, c.1680–90 Toggle Zoom in Zoom out caption English School, Unknown Lady Photo courtesy of Tom St Aubyn (All rights reserved) Share-icon Downloads Zoom in Details Country House Raynham Hall Title(s) Unknown Lady Date c.1680–90 Location The Duke of York Room Medium and support Oil on canvas Dimensions Overall height: 72 cm, Overall width: 59.5 cm Artist English School Catalogue Number RN78 Description The portrait, set in a feigned oval, represents a young woman wearing a yellow dress over a white shift fastened with jewels, with a brown cloak over her left arm. The style of dress, introduced to British portraiture by Sir Peter Lely, was popular during the late seventeenth century and suggests a date of about 1680–90. The identity of the artist is unknown but is likely to have painted RN79, which may depict a sister, relative or close friend. by Emily Knight Related catalogue items from Raynham Hall Raynham Hall Elizabeth Townshend, later Countess Cornwallis (1703–1785) Maria Verelst, c.1715–17 Raynham Hall Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland (1602–1666) possibly Cornelius Johnson, 1633 Raynham Hall Called Rembrandt’s Mother after Rembrandt van Rijn, 18th or 19th century
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