Portrait of a Lady (Miss Mary Jenkins?)
Richard Wilson, 1750
This superb 18th-century portrait has recently been attributed to Richard Wilson, a pivotal figure in British art of the period. Wilson was born in Wales and rose to become a society portrait painter before shifting his attention to landscape. The identity of the sitter is speculative but thought to be Miss Mary Jenkins (1731-90), who once owned the painting.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Portrait of a Lady (Miss Mary Jenkins?), 1750
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
127.8 x 101.7
Grant
6000
Total cost
12000
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