Painter:

Sargent, John Singer 1856-1925  Search this

Subject:

Cavendish-Bentinck, William John Arthur Charles James, Mrs. (Winifred Anna Dall-Yorke), Duchess of Portland  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Date:

1902

Notes:

Ormond, Richard and Elaine Kilmurray, "John Singer Sargent: complete paintings; volume 3, The later portraits," New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003, no. 414.

McKibbin, David, "Sargent's Boston," Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1956.

Summary:

Full-length standing portrait of the Duchess of Portland (1863-1954) leaning against a white marble mantlepiece. She wears a white satin gown with a standing collar and a red velvet cloak. Strands of pearls festoon across her corsage from a pearl brooch. She wears bracelets and rings and holds a book in her left hand.

Topic:

Portrait female--Full length  Search this

Architecture interior--Detail--Fireplace  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Jewelry  Search this

Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this

Control number:

IAP 81690336

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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