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Diana (Sackville), Viscountess Crosbie

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Type
Paintings(Opens in new tab)
Date
1777
Accession number
23.13
Maker
Joshua Reynolds(Opens in new tab) (British, 1723–1792)
Sitter
Sitter: Diana (Sackville), Viscountess Crosbie(Opens in new tab) (British, 1756–1814)
Dimensions
94 3/4 x 58 in. (240.7 x 147.3 cm.)
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
In this full-length portrait, Lady Diana (1756–1814), daughter of George, 1st Viscount Sackville and wife of John, Viscount Crosbie (2nd Earl of Glandore), is shown in a hilly landscape.
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department
European Art
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View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
Lady Crosbie's mirthful expression, windswept tendrils, and spontaneous sense of motion convey an air of charming informality. Her casual elegance reflects a general trend toward naturalism that arouse in the late 1700s, largely the result of a relaxation of decorum in high society and the fashionable negligence popularized by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, whose portrait hangs nearby.

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