Daisy Grant, Mrs Markham

Sir Francis Grant (1803 - 1878)

Scottish National Gallery

1857

A full length portrait of the artist's second daughter, Anne Emily Sophia (always known as Daisy), painted shortly before her marriage to Colonel William Markham. He depicts her walking through a snowy landscape and stopping momentarily before the viewer. The picture can be considered a demonstration of paternal affection and as a deliberate show piece. This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 223.5 x 132.3cm
• Art Fund Grant: £60000 ( Total: £240,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Through Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd

Provenance

By descent in the artist's family; Christie's, 2001; private collector.

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