Anne Verelst was the younger daughter of Josiah Wordsworth of Wadworth. She married Henry Verelst and lived in the newly-built Aston Hall, near Rotherham. The sitter is depicted in a pose adapted from an antique prototype, the statue of Ceres in the Mattei Collection.
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Title of artwork, date
Portrait of Anne Verelst, 1771–1772
Date supported
1987
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
235 x 144 cm
Grant
10000
Total cost
85000
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