© Gainsborough's House
Study for the Portrait of Ann Ford
Artist: Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Location: Gainsborough's House
Date: circa 1760
Materials: chalk drawing
Dimensions: 37.7 x 26.2cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £35,000 (Total: £65,000)
Vendor: Andrew Clayton-Payne Ltd
Review number: 4953 (2001)
Provenance:
Private collection, England; anonymous sale Christie's, 1994; Andrew Clayton-Payne, 2001.
Description:
This full length portrait was painted specifically to hang in Gainsborough's show rooms in Bath to advertise his special abilities. He chose a pose for Miss Ford which would exploit his skill in painting the satin of the ivory silk sacque dress. Miss Ann Ford was a controversial figure in Bath society at the time.
There are no comments on this artwork
To add comments please login or register.
The Art Fund may edit your comments and not all comments will be published. The Art Fund cannot be help responsible for views expressed by visitors of this website.