Portrait of Edward Southwell
Sir Godfrey Kneller, c. 1705

The portrait is almost certainly a pendant to the painting of Lady Elizabeth Southwell (Lady Betty) which the Down County Museum acquired in 2000 with assistance from the Art Fund. Like the portrait of Lady Betty, this painting displays the drama and sense of movement typical of Baroque by the great swathes of crimson draperies around SouthwellÂ’s waist and also in the atmospheric background landscape. The vigorous handling of paint, sense of realism in the direct expression on SouthwellÂ’s face and the plainness of his attire, are characteristic of KnellerÂ’s style.
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Title of artwork, date
Portrait of Edward Southwell, c. 1705
Date supported
2011
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
123.2 x 102 cm
Grant
2000
Total cost
3000

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